Abstract

BENETON, Emanueli Ribeiro; SCHMITT, Marina  and  ANDRETTA, Ilana. Symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress and drug use in health students. Rev. SPAGESP [online]. 2021, vol.22, n.1, pp. 145-159. ISSN 1677-2970.

This study aimed to identify the relationship between anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms and alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use among healthcare university students. There were 111 students from healthcare courses of a private university from the state of Rio Grande do Sul's metropolitan region, Brazil, in the present sample. The instruments were sociodemographic questionnaire; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21); Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlation analyses were done. The most frequently used drug was alcohol, followed by marijuana and tobacco. There were significant correlationsbetween substance use and stress and anxiety symptoms. It is evidenced that there is a need to pay attention to drug use among healthcare students, since such use can cause damage to academic, personal and professional life.

Keywords : Stress; Anxiety; Depression; Drugs; College students.

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