Some of the perceived consequences of substance use are reflected in poor academic outcomes. In the current study, the relationship between adolescent substance use and academic outcomes was investigated using a large national database of middle school and high school students (Monitoring the Future, 2008). It was hypothesized that (1) early onset users compared to both late onset users and non...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of different enabling factors such as curriculum, role of faculty, academic advising and availability of learning resources and supportive services on the performance of students pursuing their Bachelor's degree in dentistry. METHODS Data was collected from the male and female students of the College of Dentistry, King Saud University, during the academic yea...

BACKGROUND Academic performance enhancement or cognitive enhancement (CE) via stimulant drug use has received increasing attention. The question remains, however, whether CE solely represents the use of drugs for achieving better academic or workplace results or whether CE also serves various other purposes. The aim of this study was to put the phenomenon of pharmacological academic performance...

BACKGROUND Academic cheating does not happen as an isolated action of an individual but is most often a collaborative practice. As there are few studies that looked at who are collaborators in cheating, we investigated medical students' readiness to engage others in academic dishonest behaviours. METHODS In a cross-sectional survey study in Zagreb, Croatia, 592 medical students from the first...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is one the most common cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. The aims of this study were to investigate the impact of dietary factors and health status indicators on breast cancer (BC) incidence. MATERIALS AND METHODS Risk factor data (RFD) of 89,404 individuals (15-64 years old) were gathered by questionnaire and laboratory examinations through a cros...