Abstract: Objective To master the cognitive status of medical staff on drug abuse and drug abuse monitoring and provide evidence for drug abuse monitoring in medical institutions. Methods 51 medical institutions were selected in Linyi by typical sampling, and a cross-sectional survey using self-filling questionnaire was carried out on medical staff of high-risk departments to contact with drug abuse population by convenience sampling. Results 141 medical staff were investigated effectively, 85.82% of respondents reported understanding drug abuse, and 79.43% of respondents reported they knew the diagnostic criteria of drug abuse, and 74.47% of respondents reported they knew drug abuse monitoring. Less than 60% of the medical staff considered compound codeine phosphate oral solution, compound diphenoxylate tablets, compound liquorice tablets generating drug dependence. Less than 50% of medical staff thought compound aminopyrine phenacetin tablets, dextromethorphan producing drug dependence. Difference in cognitive scores between different levels of medical institutions was statistically significant (P <0.05). Conclusion Medical staff in our city need to improve their cognition of drug abuse and drug abuse monitoring.

Key words: drug abuse, drug abuse monitoring, questionnaire, cognition