I. G. Kretova, I. I. Berezin, N. V. Rusakova, “State of external respiration function of students in the dependence of consumption of psychoactive substances”, Vestnik Samarskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Estestvenno-Nauchnaya Seriya, 2011, Issue 2(83),Pages <nobr>224

Biology

State of external respiration function of students in the dependence of consumption of psychoactive substances

I. G. Kretova^a, I. I. Berezin^b, N. V. Rusakova^b

^a Dept. of Health and Safety and Bases of Medical Knowledge, Samara State University, Samara, 443011, Russian Federation
^b Samara State Medical University, Samara, 443099, Russian Federation

Abstract: The results of the survey and assessment with the help of specially developed questionnaire of external respiration function of 393 students (73 youngsters and 320 girls) at the age of 16–22 years from Samara universities are presented in this work. The early beginning of familiarization with smoking is shown. It was detected that smoking youngsters and girls more often use other psychoactive substances (alcohol, drugs), in 18,8% preference is given to strong alcohol drinks. The incipient character of abnormalities in external respiration functions for smoking youth were identified.

Keywords: external respiration function, students, psychoactive substances.

UDC: 616.24-008.4

Received: 01.02.2011
Revised: 01.02.2011