Perception Regarding Substance Abuse in Medical Students & their Society.
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Substance abuse or adductions are major issues in our society & in developing countries because or enormous
personal, social& economic cost world wide substance abuse in medical students and in society is alarming.
Aim: To assess knowledge & attitude of Medical Student regarding substance abuse.
To make recommendations for rehabilitation of substance abuse. (Not the aim of study. May be the aim of general project of which this study is a part)
Methodology: This was a cross sectional study among the undergraduate medical students & their societies at
MMC MPK. After a pilot testing a self administered questionnaire was filled by 100 students.
Results: Substance Abuse in Medical Students & in Society
We surveyed Substance abuse Perception Surveyed in Male Students 46%,Female Students 44%,the mean
Age was 21year, while average family Size was 8 ,Substance abusers Medical Students number was 7,in which
Cigarette smokers were 5,Opium derivative addiction was 2 , Substance abusers in Society addicted persons
were 25%, in which peoples are of view that Use substance to avoid stress46%, Abusers in favor to quit were
62% , Perception of Substance abuse Undergraduates Knowledge of Adverse effects was 71%, the view of difficult to with draw addiction76%& person of view that addiction Interfere with sleeping is 40%.
Conclusion: Medical undergraduates are adequately aware about the hazards of psychoactive substance abuse
& efforts need to increase awareness in the society regarding dangers and adverse effects of substance abuse
especially to adults that is vulnerable group of our society.
Recommendation: Government & NGOs should take preventive measures against addiction.
Society should make efforts to remove the possible causes responsible for substance abuse.
There should be proper legislation of dealing with offenders.
Educational & recreational units should be for rehabilitation of substance abusers.
Key Words: Substance abuse, addiction, adverse effects.
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