First-year French Medical Students Consume Antidepressants and Anxiolytics While Second-Years Consume Non-Medical Drugs

First year medical students who are faced with challenges relating to studying consume more antidepressants and anxiolytics, whilst second year students have a higher consumption of recreational drugs for a range of reasons. This suggests that the first two years at medical school are an important contributor to adverse mental health and therefore present a window of opportunity for preventative intervention.

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