Factors Contributing to Psychoactive Substance Use Among Nursing Students

Results

The etiopathogenic factors determining the use of drugs among students may be individual, manifested as personality disorders according to 53.66% of respondents, or familial, as reported by 50.33% of students. Among the surveyed students, 37.9% have been using drugs for over a year, while 25.7% have been using them for less than a year. However, 37% have never used drugs. Social pressure and peer influence also represented significant reasons for use, reported by 69.31% of respondents. Among drug users, 49.73% were seeking well-being, and 53.96% desired to experience euphoria. Regarding academic challenges, 26% of students reported experiencing difficulties with their university studies. The primary cause identified was excessive workload, mentioned by 32.05% of the respondents. Poor time-management skills were reported by 19.23% as another contributing factor. Furthermore, 18% of students perceived time management as having a moderate impact, while 16.32% considered it highly significant, with 10.66% indicating ‘a lot’ and 5.66% indicating ‘extremely’ influential.