Investigation of attitudes towards drugs and the demand of education on drug prevention among university students

Objective To understand the attitudes towards drugs,the related influence factors as well as the demand of education on drug prevention among undergraduates,and to provide evidence for the following education.Methods A total number of 2 012 students from 7 universities in Wuhan were investigated with a self-designed questionnaire.Results Only 72.8% of the students had participated in education on drug prevention during high school.74.6% of the undergraduates found it necessary to set up education courses on drug prevention and those who demanded for the knowledge on drugs made up to 59.8% with Internet the way they preferred most.Besides,multinomial Logistic regression indicated that age,residence,and education on drug prevention were influencing factors of attitudes towards drugs(P<0.05).Conclusion The education on drug prevention has such an impact on undergraduates' attitudes towards drugs that education should be promoted,while in the practice of education,more attractive and acceptable way of teaching,Internet for example,is recommended.