[Alcohol use by future physicians--medical and social problem].

The aim of the study was to assess the kind of alcohol disorders and their recurrence among students of medicine. Authors analysed 143 people using Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). It was found that 54.2% of students drink alcohol once a month or rarely, and 41.5% at least twice a month. The standard amount of alcohol for 53.1% of interviewed students were 1-2 standard drinks (10 g of ethanol), while every fourth student drinks 5 and more standard drinks. Hazardous drinking was found in 46.5% of studied subjects, three times more among men than women. The positive results of AUDIT obtained 11.9% of interviewed students. The percentage of people with alcohol problems found after AUDIT was 4.3%. Alcohol use among students of medicine is a medical and social problem according to performed studies.