[Tobacco and alcohol use among Lublin students]

On the basis of 361 anonymous inquiries the authors tried to establish the extent of cigarette smoking and alcohol and narcotics use by Lublin students. Cigarette smoking is the greatest health risk in the population of students in Lublin, one-third of them are heavy smokers. Over three-fourth of students drink alcohol, and 6.6% drink it at least once weekly. In the student population alcohol dependence is a marginal problem, but alcohol abuse occurs. Similarly only few students are narcotic addicts, most frequently occasional hashish smoking or drug taking were reported. Students taking narcotics show a greater tendency for alcohol drinking and heavy smoking as compared to other students. Alcohol, tobacco and narcotics are taken more frequently by male students than by females.