Abstract
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine whether students take psychoactive substances during exam time and whether it affects their academic performance. The assessment was a subjective evaluation by the student. The purpose of the work was also to determine which psychoactive substances are the most popular among students, and whether students feel under pressure, in their environment, to produce the best results. Method: An anonymous online survey about the use of psychoactive substances was conducted between November 1, 2017 and March 31, 2018. It was addressed to students of Polish universities. In total 610 students took part in the survey. More than half of the respondents were men. After adjustments were made to the questionnaires where e.g. not all the questions were answered, 536 surveys remained. Results: Students feel pressurised by their parents to obtain the best results and to take part in the so-called "rat race". The most popular psychoactive substance is marijuana. Students use psychoactive substances, but in a much smaller amount than expected by the authors. Conclusions: The problem of psychoactive substance use is not as big as was assumed at the beginning of the study, however, in order to completely eliminate the problem of using psychoactive substances, lectures should be held on the consequences of drug use.
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