Table 3 Prevalence of substance use during lifetime, in the past year and in the past month among Nepalese healthcare students (N = 407)
Substances | Lifetime n (%) | Past year n (%) | Past month n (%) | Pharmacy students n (%) N = 154 | Nursing students n (%) N = 159 | Public Health students n (%) N = 94 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Life time | Past year | Past month | Lifetime | Past year | Past month | Life time | Past year | Past month | ||||
Marijuana | 32 (7.9) | 18 (4.4) | 10 (2.5) | 20** (13) | 14** (9.1) | 8* (5.2) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (.6) | 10 (10.6) | 4 (4.4) | 1 (1.1) |
Cocaine | 4 (1) | 3 (.7) | 3 (.7) | 3 (1.9) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.1) |
Designer drug | 9 (2.2) | 3 (.7) | 2 (.5) | 8** (5.2) | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) |
Minor opiates | 132 (32.4) | 68 (16.7) | 26 (6.4) | 43 (27.9) | 23 (14.9) | 9 (5.8) | 62 (39.0) | 27 (17.0) | 11 (6.9) | 27 (28.7) | 18 (19.1) | 26 (6.4) |
Major opiates | 7 (1.7) | 2 (.5) | 5 (1.2) | 3 (1.9) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (1.9) | 4 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
Stimulants | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1.0) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (1.9) | 3 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.1) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) |
Sedatives | 10 (2.5) | 7 (1.7) | 6 (1.5) | 7* (4.5) | 4 (2.6) | 4 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 3 (3.2) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (2.1) |
Tranquilizer | 9 (2.2) | 7 (1.7) | 4 (1.0) | 4 (2.6) | 3 (1.9) | 3 (1.9) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 3 (3.2) | 2 (2.1) | 1 (1.1) |
Anxiolytics | 32 (7.9) | 17 (4.2) | 5 (1.2) | 12 (7.8) | 6 (3.9) | 3 (1.9) | 12 (7.5) | 8 (5.0) | 1 (0.6) | 8 (8.5) | 3 (3.2) | 1 (1.1) |
Pain medicine | 63 (15.5) | 31 (7.6) | 10 (2.5) | 23 (14.9) | 7** (4.5) | 2 (1.3) | 31 (19.5) | 22 (13.8) | 6 (3.8) | 9 (9.6) | 2 (2.1) | 2 (2.1) |