@article{ref1,
title="Licit drug use among college students: the importance of knowledge about drugs, live at home and peer influence",
journal="Journal of psychoactive drugs",
year="2020",
author="Alves, Regina and Precioso, José and Becoña, Elisardo",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The problem of consumption of illicit psychoactive substances by students in higher education is not new, since it is in this age group that the highest prevalence of  consumption of these substances continues to occur. This study aimed to describe the  prevalence of illicit drug use among university students and to analyze the  predictive factors and patterns of illicit drug use among university students in  Portugal. A cross-sectional design and a stratified random sampling method were used  (n = 840). A validated self-administered questionnaire was used, consisting of  socio-demographic characteristics, information about the patterns of illicit drugs  consumption, and knowledge and attitudes toward illicit drugs use. The prevalence of  illicit drugs consumption was 22.2%, while overall students had a low level of  knowledge and moderate scores when it came to the attitudes toward drug use. Being  male, having changed residence after entering higher education, having friends who  use illicit drugs and possessing knowledge on drugs increased the likelihood of  consuming illicit drugs. The results of the study could help develop strategies to  reduce use of illicit drugs in academic settings, giving special attention to the  influence of peers and students who changed their residence after entering higher  education.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0279-1072",
doi="10.1080/02791072.2020.1865592",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2020.1865592"
}