Knowledge, attitude and usage of new-type drug abuse among college students in Beijing

Objective To investigate college students' knowledge,attitude and usage of new-type drug abuse,and to provide scientific reference for related education and decisions about prevention and control of new-type drugs.Methods Multi-stage random sampling method was used to select 965 students from 11 colleges in Beijing to complete the self-developed College Students' Knowledge,Attitude and Useage of New-type Drug Abuse questionnaire.Results The college students had got a quite poor knowledge of new-type drug.Only 38.2% of the students knew the fact that new-type drug harmed the brain;50.8% of the students considered new type drug had less damage to body than traditional drug;37.1% of the students had never heard of the new-type drug.However,only 36.6% of the students preferred to receive relative information.The differences of college students from different schools,majors,and of different genders were statistically significant(x2 =8.572,9.631,6.678,P<0.05).In general,the attitudes toward the new-type drug were positive.It should be noted that around 20% of the students did not believe that using new type drug was shameful;10.1% of the students did not consider using new-type drug may lead to self-destruction.Among all students,0.5% of the students have ever been tried to use new-type drug.Conclusion Knowledge and attitude toward new-type drug abuse among Beijing college students were not satisfactory.Families,colleges,and communities should conduct the propaganda or carry out related health education.