Psychoactive drug use in school age adolescents, Brazil

To quantify psychoactive drug use and investigate use-related variables among students of Assis, Brazil, a questionnaire was administered to collect sociodemographic data and identify the pattern of non-medical use of psychoactive drugs in 20% of public and private school students. The largest consu...

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Autores: Guimarães, José Luiz, Godinho, Pedro Henrique, Cruz, Rubens, Kappann, Jair Izaías, Tosta Junior, Lairto Alves
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Revista de Saúde Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/31689
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/31689
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Transtornos relacionados ao uso de substâncias^i1^sepidemiolo
Drogas ilícitas
Adolescente
Consumo de bebidas alcoólicas^i1^sepidemiolo
Tabagismo^i1^sepidemiolo
Promoção da saúde
Levantamentos epidemiológicos
Questionários
Fatores socioeconômicos
Substance-related disorders^i2^sepidemiol
Street drugs
Adolescent
Alcohol drinking^i2^sepidemiol
Smoking^i2^sepidemiol
Health promotion
Health surveys
Questionnaires
Socioeconomic factors
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Sumario:To quantify psychoactive drug use and investigate use-related variables among students of Assis, Brazil, a questionnaire was administered to collect sociodemographic data and identify the pattern of non-medical use of psychoactive drugs in 20% of public and private school students. The largest consumption indexes for lifetime use were seen for alcohol (68.9%) and tobacco (22.7%). Drugs most often used were: solvents (10.0%); marijuana (6.6%); benzodiazepines (3.8%); amphetamines (2.6%); cocaine (1.6%); and anticholinergics (1.0%).