Background: Nursing school can be an extremely stressful experience. Many nurses with
substance misuse issues developed the problem when they were students. The authors …

Alcohol and other substance use by nurses potentially places patients, the public, and
nurses themselves at risk for serious injury or death. Nursing students are also at risk for …

BACKGROUND: Substance misuse remains a public health crisis and contributor to
morbidity and mortality. The nursing workforce is not immune to the impacts of substance …

Previous diagnostic categories of substance abuse and dependence have given way to the
current view that substance use disorders occur on a continuum with a broad range of …

Purpose: Nurses who abuse substances are a threat to patients, colleagues, society, and
themselves. Research indicates that substance use often begins during undergraduate …

Objetivo: analisar o padrão de consumo de substâncias psicoativas e o conhecimento das
consequências do uso de álcool, maconha e cocaína de estudantes de graduação em …

Polydrug use among university students may be a predictor for established patterns of
multiple substance use and potentially entail long-term health problems. This study …

Objective: to analyze the use of psychoactive substances and the knowledge of the
consequences of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine use among first-year and final-year …

Background: There is a critical need to identify and understand the current trends in
substance use as well as effective approaches to manage and deter nursing students from …

Background Nursing students practicing in healthcare settings may increase risks to
consumers, if impaired by drugs and/or alcohol, and are incapable of practicing safely …