Epidemiology of Substance Use among University Students in Sudan

Table 2

Lifetime, past year, and current month prevalence of substance use ().

	Frequency	Percentage
Tobacco use
Lifetime tobacco use	114	27.8
Used tobacco within the last 12 months	77	18.8
Used tobacco within the last 30 days	56	13.7
Alcohol use
Lifetime alcohol use	30	7.3
Used alcohol within the last 12 months	23	5.6
Used alcohol within the last 30 days	11	2.7
Cannabis use
Lifetime cannabis use	38	9.3
Used cannabis within the last 12 months	29	7.1
Used cannabis within the last 30 days	20	4.9
Stimulant use
Lifetime stimulant use	28	6.8
Used stimulant within the last 12 months	19	4.6
Used stimulant within the last 30 days	10	2.4
Tranquilizer use
Lifetime tranquilizer use	20	4.9
Used tranquilizer within the last 12 months	15	3.7
Used tranquilizer within the last 30 days	13	3.2
Inhalants use
Lifetime inhalants use	13	3.2
Used inhalants within the last 12 months	6	1.5
Used inhalants within the last 30 days	4	1
Opiates use
Lifetime opiates use	10	2.4
Used opiates within the last 12 months	6	1.5
Used opiates within the last 30 days	5	1.2
Cocaine use
Lifetime cocaine use	4	1
Used cocaine within the last 12 months	2	0.5
Used cocaine within the last 30 days	3	0.7
Heroin use
Lifetime heroin use	3	0.7
Used heroin within the last 12 months	3	0.7
Used heroin within the last 30 days	2	0.5