Multi-Substance Use Behaviors

Prevalence and Correlates of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (Atod) Use among University Students in Finland

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15475248
AutoresWalid El Ansari (0000-0003-0961-1302, University of Skövde, autor de correspondencia), Abdul Salam (0000-0003-3844-0821, King Fahad Specialist Hospital)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número12
Páginas6426-6426
Fecha de publicación2021-06-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18126426
PMID34198520
OpenAlexW3166455767
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas48

Virtually no studies appraised the co-use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) among Finn undergraduates. We assessed the associations between sociodemographic, health, academic, policy, and lifestyle characteristics (independent variables); and individual, multiple and increasing ATOD use (dependent variables) using regression analyses. Data were collected by online questionnaire at the University of Turku, Finland (1177 students). Roughly 22% of the sample smoked, 21% ever used illicit drug/s, 41% were high frequency drinkers, and 31.4%, 16.3%, and 6.7% reported 1, 2, or 3 ATOD behaviors respectively. Individual ATOD use was significantly positively associated with the use of the other two substances [adjusted odds ratio (Adj OR range 1.893-3.311)]. Multiple ATOD use was negatively associated with being single ( p = 0.021) or agreeing with total smoking or alcohol ban policy on campus ( p p = 0.004). Increasing ATOD behaviors were significantly less likely among those agreeing with total smoking or alcohol ban policy on campus ( p range 0.024 to <0.0001). Demographics significant to either individual, multiple, or increasing ATOD use included males, being single, not living with their parents during semesters, and to some extent, religiosity. Age, depressive symptoms, perceived stress, self-rated health, health awareness, income sufficiency, and academic variables were not associated with individual, multiple, or increasing ATOD use. Education and prevention efforts need to reinforce abstinence from ATOD, highlight their harmful outcomes, and target risk groups highlighted above. University strategies should be part of the wider country-wide successful ATOD control policies

Longitudinal study · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes