Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications Among Medical Students in Greece: Prevalence of and Motivation for Use.

Georgios PapazisisIoannis TsakiridisChryssa PourzitakiEirini ApostolidouDimitrios SpachosDimitrios Kouvelas

Published in: Substance use & misuse (2017)

This is the first study investigating non-medical use of prescription medications among Greek medical students and indicates a high prevalence of misuse of some categories of prescription drugs, mostly for self-treatment purposes.

Keyphrases

medical students
healthcare
risk factors
chronic pain
combination therapy