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Drink and drugs: from medical students to doctors
D Newbury-Birch1, D Walshaw, F Kamali
1Wolfson Units of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
|October 24, 2001
Abstract:
Drinking and illicit drug use were assessed longitudinally in a cohort of medical students who were surveyed in the second and fifth year of their undergraduate studies and after 1 year as PRHOs. Mean alcohol consumption had increased significantly (P<0.015) over the three time points; 15.2-16.0-18.8 units/week. Experimentation with illicit drugs had increased from 50 to 63 to 65%. Although education on alcohol and illicit drugs should be part of core curriculum in medical schools, support and intervention in the workplace is also needed for individuals with alcohol and/or drug problems.