Drug use and lifestyle among university students

Drug use among university students is common, as attested by international and national research. The university aims to educate students both professionally and socially, so that once they graduate they can serve the purposes of their training. In the case of medical students, this entails a greater commitment, as they will be in charge of looking after the health of the population, not only in alleviating or curing illnesses, but fundamentally in promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing the main conditions affecting the population, in particular chronic non-communicable diseases, whose risk factors include unhealthy lifestyles due to the use of legal and illegal drugs, poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyles.