title: The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse.
abstract: This detailed review analyzed the previously published studies related to the prevalence of psychotropic substances use, associated factors, and the misuse of the psychotropics among students. A comprehensive literature search covering six databases was performed. References from published articles and reports were extracted. This helped in identifying the available information on the use of psychotropic drugs. A total of 16 articles were included in this review. There is an upsurge of using psychotropics with the preceding years. More students are exposed to the risk of using psychotropic substances due to the multiple factors like stress, increased academic workload, etc. The misuse is found to be common with prescribed psychotropic substances. Students need to be aware of the bad outcomes of using psychotropic substances. Participation of every stakeholder to curb this menace needs to be emphasized. More extensive studies are required to know about the increasing prevalence, factors, and misuse of psychotropics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Che Fadhilah Bt
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Mamat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Shazia Qasim
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Jamshed
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: El Syed
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Tahir Mehmood
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Noordin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Othman
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Abdul Kareem
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Al-Shami
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Syahrir Bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Zaini
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohammad Jamshed
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
keywords: Psychotropic; misuse; prevalence; students