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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| 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 |
| 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%). |
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