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DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
Volume 64, Issue 3, Pages 265-270Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(01)00128-4
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medical students; pre-registration house officers; alcohol; illicit drugs; stress
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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 I 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. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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