Drug use and risk factors among school adolescents/Uso de drogas e fatores de risco em adolescentes escolares

• Published in: Acta scientiarum. Health sciences Vol. 39; no. 2; p. 233
• Main Authors: Sousa, Barbara de Oliveira Prado, Stelko-Pereira, Ana Carina, Chaves, Erika de Cassia Lopes, Moreira, Denis da Silva, dos Santos, Manoel Antonio, Pillon, Sandra Cristina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringa 01-07-2017
• Subjects: Brasil
• ISSN: 1679-9291
• DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v39i2.32450

This study evaluated the association between risk factors and severity of problems related to drug use in secondary school adolescents. This study had the participation of 1192 students from 6th to 9th year of a city in the South of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data collection occurred through a questionnaire containing: sociodemographic data and the Drug Use Screening Inventory. Drug use was prevalent in adolescents aged 14 and 15 years, atheist, with good family relationships, living with friends/institutions, attended parties once a month, one or two times a week and three and four times a week. There was main damage in the areas of psychiatric disorders, family system and social competence among those who made use of drugs (except alcohol and tobacco). The results point to the need for implementation of preventive strategies of drug use and health promotion in the school context, whereas consumption was associated with significant damage. Keywords: vulnerable populations, adolescent health, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, illicit drugs. Este estudo avaliou a associagao entre fatores de risco e intensidade de problemas relacionados ao uso de drogas em adolescentes escolares. Participaram 1192 estudantes do 6[degrees] ao 9[degrees] ano de um municipio do sul de Minas Gerais, Brasil. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de um questionario contendo: Informagoes sociodemograficas e o Drug Use Screening Inventory. O uso de drogas foi predominante em adolescentes com idade de 14 e 15 anos, ateus, com bom relacionamento familiar, que moravam com amigos/instituigoes, frequentavam festa uma vez ao mes, de uma a duas vezes por semana, e de tres e quatro vezes por semana. Observou-se maiores prejuizos nas areas transtornos psiquiatricos, sistema familiar e competencia social entre os que fizeram uso de drogas (exceto alcool e tabaco). Os resultados apontam a necessidade de implantagao de estrategias preventivas do uso de drogas e promogao de saude no ambito escolar, visto que o consumo esteve associado a prejuizos significativos. Palavras-chave: populagao vulneravel, saude do adolescente, tabaco, bebidas alcoolicas, drogas ilicitas.