Prevalence of, Factors Associated with and Level of Dependence of Psychoactive Substance Use among Mekelle University Students, Ethiopia.

Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema Znabu Hadush KahsayGebrezgi Gidey LemmaWelday Hagos GebretsadikMamuye Mussie WeldemaryamGebrecherkos Gebregiorgis AlemayohuMaree L Hackett

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)

Approximately half of Mekelle University undergraduate students were using psychoactive substances with almost one in five at risk of dependency. The likelihood of use increased with seniority. Evidence-based strategies are needed to prevent school-aged children from using psychoactive substances and university students becoming dependent on substances. Interventions designed to stop current psychoactive substance use may also have promise for reducing dependency.

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