Drug Use Intervention Needs among University Students View PDF

^*Peter Onifade
Medicine, Drug Addiction Treatment, Education And Research Unit, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Nigeria

^*Corresponding Author:

Peter Onifade
Medicine, Drug Addiction Treatment, Education And Research Unit, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Nigeria
Email:onifadepo@neuroaro.com

Published on: 2016-12-10

Abstract

Use of psychoactive substances among adolescents and young adults is a universal problem and contributes enormous health burden. Many studies have determined the prevalence rates of psychoactive substances among university students but there is paucity of data on the prevalence of hazardous use and corresponding drug use intervention needs of the students. This study aimed to determine the two among university students.

Keywords

Drug; Psychoactive substance use; Prevalence; Risk level; Intervention needs; Undergraduates; Nigeria

Introduction

Alcohol and Drug use disorders are global problems. They contribute immensely to health burden among adolescents and young adults. About 246 million (5.2%) people globally used illicit drugs in the past year. About twenty-seven million (0.6%) of the people aged 15-64 years suffer from problem drug use. Depending on the country, between 3.4% and 7% of the population aged 15-64 years used illicit drugs in the past year.