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Impact of Smoking Status and Nicotine Dependence on Academic Performance of Health Sciences Students.

Jaber Saud AlqahtaniAbdulelah Mastour AldhahirZaid AlanaziEmad Zahi AlsulamiMujahid A AlsulaimaniAbdullah A AlqarniAbdullah S AlqahtaniAyadh Yahya AlAyadiMusallam AlnasserIbrahim A AlDraiwieshSaeed Mardy AlghamdiHussam M AlmarkhanAbdullah S AlsulayyimSaad M AlRabeeahMohammed D AlAhmari
Published in: Substance abuse and rehabilitation (2023)
Smoking status and nicotine dependence were predictive of worsening academic performance, including lower GPA, higher absenteeism rate and academic warnings. In addition, there is a substantial and unfavorable dose-response association between smoking history and cigarette consumption with impaired academic performance indicators.
Keyphrases
  • smoking cessation
  • medical students
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • mental health
  • risk assessment