Consumption of medicines, alcohol, tobacco and cannabis among university students: a 2-year follow-up

Francisco Caamaño-Isorna (), Nayara Mota, Alberto Crego, Montserrat Corral, Socorro Rodríguez Holguín and Fernando Cadaveira

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 3, 247-252

Abstract: Our results reveal a very high intake of medicines among university students; most of them are without a medical prescription. Probably, this consumption of medicines is another form of poly-consumption of drugs. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

Keywords: Pharmacoepidemiology; Alcohol; Tobacco; Cannabis; University students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0204-x

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