Stabilization of Drug use Patterns on the American Campus

1972 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-354
Author(s):  
Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Institutional Adjustment ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Parallel Processes ◽  
Education Change ◽  
Drug Use Patterns ◽  
American Campus ◽  
Higher Education Change ◽  
Adjustment Mechanisms

Patterns of drug use among students in higher education change and reach stabilization as a result of societal reactions, institutional adjustment mechanisms, and the students' own experiences and experimentation in drug use. The thesis of this article is that patterns of drug use on large U.S. campuses have been institutionalized to such an extent that they are no longer a disruptive element in education and adjustment. Looking at the stages of the institutionalization process may help us in understanding the correct scope of drug abuse, as opposed to drug use, and in recognizing parallel processes in other populations.

scholarly journals Review of Drug Utilization Studies in Neonatal Units: A Global Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Al-Turkait ◽  
Lisa Szatkowski ◽  
Imti Choonara ◽  
Shalini Ojha
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Utilization ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Rational Prescribing ◽  
Drug Use Patterns ◽  
General Drug ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Drug Utilization Studies

Rational prescribing is challenging in neonatology. Drug utilization studies help identify and define the problem. We performed a review of the literature on drug use in neonatal units and describe global variations. We searched databases (EMBASE, CINAHL and Medline) from inception to July 2020, screened studies and extracted relevant data (two reviewers). The search revealed 573 studies of which 84 were included. India (n = 14) and the USA (n = 13) reported the most. Data collection was prospective (n = 56) and retrospective (n = 26), mostly (n = 52) from one center only. Sixty studies described general drug use in 34 to 450,386 infants (median (IQR) 190 (91–767)) over a median (IQR) of 6 (3–18) months. Of the participants, 20–87% were preterm. The mean number of drugs per infant (range 11.1 to 1.7, pooled mean (SD) 4 (2.4)) was high with some reporting very high burden (≥30 drugs per infant in 8 studies). This was not associated with the proportion of preterm infants included. Antibiotics were the most frequently used drug. Drug use patterns were generally uniform with some variation in antibiotic use and more use of phenobarbitone in Asia. This study provides a global perspective on drug utilization in neonates and highlights the need for better quality information to assess rational prescribing.

Personality, Motivation, and Adolescent Drug Use Patterns

1976 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Samuel E. Krug ◽  
Thomas J. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Adolescent Drug Use ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Drug Use Patterns

The Relationship between Self-Reported Religiosity and Drug Use by College Students

1979 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol J. Turner ◽  
Robert J. Willis
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Private College ◽  
Drug Usage ◽  
College Counselors ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Current Drug ◽  
Drug Use Patterns ◽  
Drug Problems ◽  
The Relationship

As part of an extensive questionnaire on student drug use patterns at a small private college, this study was completed to determine the relationship between self-reported religiosity of college students and 1) the nature and incidence of current drug usage, 2) reasons for abstaining from drug use, 3) acceptable sources for referral in case of drug problems, and 4) persons with whom students would discuss their attitudes toward drugs. Statistically significant differences between religious and non-religious students at the 0.01 level were found in the current use of alcohol and marijuana, in reasons for abstaining from marijuana, amphetamines, barbiturates, and hallucinogens; in referral of drug problems to drug wise friends; and in discussing drug attitudes with parents and with college counselors.

scholarly journals Cessation of Injecting and Preceding Drug Use Patterns Among a Prospective Cohort of Street-Involved Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 612-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott E. Hadland ◽  
Evan Wood ◽  
Ekaterina Nosova ◽  
Thomas Kerr ◽  
Kora DeBeck
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Drug Use Patterns

The drug use patterns of Latino day laborers in Baltimore

2015 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. e162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nalini Negi ◽  
Avelardo Valdez ◽  
Alice Cepeda
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Day Laborers ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Drug Use Patterns ◽  
Latino Day Laborers
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