The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse

This detailed review analyzed the previously published studies related to the prevalence of psychotropic substances use, associated factors, and the misuse of the psychotropics among students. A comprehensive literature search covering six databases was performed. References from published articl...

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Main Authors:	Mamat, Che Fadhilah, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Elsyed, Tarek, Khan, Tahir Mehmood, Othman, Noordin, Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem, Zaini, Syahrir, Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad
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Published:	Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences 2015
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	iium-454122015-10-27T03:46:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45412/ The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse Mamat, Che Fadhilah Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Elsyed, Tarek Khan, Tahir Mehmood Othman, Noordin Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem Zaini, Syahrir Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad RS Pharmacy and materia medica This detailed review analyzed the previously published studies related to the prevalence of psychotropic substances use, associated factors, and the misuse of the psychotropics among students. A comprehensive literature search covering six databases was performed. References from published articles and reports were extracted. This helped in identifying the available information on the use of psychotropic drugs. A total of 16 articles were included in this review. There is an upsurge of using psychotropics with the preceding years. More students are exposed to the risk of using psychotropic substances due to the multiple factors like stress, increased academic workload, etc. The misuse is found to be common with prescribed psychotropic substances. Students need to be aware of the bad outcomes of using psychotropic substances. Participation of every stakeholder to curb this menace needs to be emphasized. More extensive studies are required to know about the increasing prevalence, factors, and misuse of psychotropics. Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences 2015-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45412/1/JPharmBioallSci_2015_7_3_181_160011.pdf Mamat, Che Fadhilah and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Elsyed, Tarek and Khan, Tahir Mehmood and Othman, Noordin and Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem and Zaini, Syahrir and Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad (2015) The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse. Journal of Pharmacy & BioAllied Sciences, 7 (3). pp. 181-187. ISSN 0976-4879 10.4103/0975-7406.160011
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spellingShingle	RS Pharmacy and materia medica Mamat, Che Fadhilah Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Elsyed, Tarek Khan, Tahir Mehmood Othman, Noordin Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem Zaini, Syahrir Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse
description	This detailed review analyzed the previously published studies related to the prevalence of psychotropic substances use, associated factors, and the misuse of the psychotropics among students. A comprehensive literature search covering six databases was performed. References from published articles and reports were extracted. This helped in identifying the available information on the use of psychotropic drugs. A total of 16 articles were included in this review. There is an upsurge of using psychotropics with the preceding years. More students are exposed to the risk of using psychotropic substances due to the multiple factors like stress, increased academic workload, etc. The misuse is found to be common with prescribed psychotropic substances. Students need to be aware of the bad outcomes of using psychotropic substances. Participation of every stakeholder to curb this menace needs to be emphasized. More extensive studies are required to know about the increasing prevalence, factors, and misuse of psychotropics.
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author	Mamat, Che Fadhilah Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Elsyed, Tarek Khan, Tahir Mehmood Othman, Noordin Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem Zaini, Syahrir Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad
author_facet	Mamat, Che Fadhilah Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Elsyed, Tarek Khan, Tahir Mehmood Othman, Noordin Al-Shami, Abdul Kareem Zaini, Syahrir Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad
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title	The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse
title_short	The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse
title_full	The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse
title_fullStr	The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse
title_full_unstemmed	The use of psychotropic substances among students: The prevalence, factor association, and abuse
title_sort	use of psychotropic substances among students: the prevalence, factor association, and abuse
publisher	Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences
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