Prevalence and factors associated to the use of illicit drugs and psychotropic medications among brazilian undergraduates
Fuente:
Redalyc
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Artículo científico |
| Sprache: | en |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2020
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| _version_ | 1876441584250126336 |
|---|---|
| author | Merlyn dos Santos Maidana |
| author_facet | Merlyn dos Santos Maidana |
| contents | Prevalence and factors associated to the use of illicit drugs and psychotropic medications among brazilian undergraduates Merlyn dos Santos Maidana Caroline Lopes Feijo Fernandes Samuel de Carvalho Dumith Flavio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior Medicina drugs education university psychiatric Use disorder The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of use of psychoactive substances (PS) and its associated factors in undergraduate students of a university in southern Brazil. The study was carried out with 830 undergraduate students in the year 2016. The individuals answered a self-administered questionnaire about the PS and its prevalence of daily use, in the last 30 days or at any time of their lives, as well as socioeconomic conditions and academic variables. Caffeine-based energy drinks was the most consumed psychoactive substance (96.3%) among undergraduates in the last 30 days, followed by alcohol (64.0%). Among the illicit drugs most consumed in the last 30 days was marijuana (17.3%), while anxiolytics and amphetamines were the most prevalent psychoactive medicaments in the last 30 days. The prevalence of lifetime illicit drugs used by these students was 41.5%, where we highlight besides marijuana (38.6%) the high consumption of cocaine (7.8%), ecstasy (9.3%) and solvents. Socioeconomic and demographic factors such as gender, have children, religion, and financial background as well as academic variables were associated to recent consumption of these substances. This study concluded there is a high prevalence of use of PS among the undergraduate students, including illicit drugs. 2020 artículo científico 1679-9291 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=307264461002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/307264461002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/movil https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v42i1.46774 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3072 Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences application/pdf Universidade Estadual de Maringá Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences (Brasil) Vol.42 |
| format | Artículo científico |
| id | redalyc_307264461002 |
| institution | Redalyc |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2020 |
| publisher | Universidade Estadual de Maringá |
| spellingShingle | Prevalence and factors associated to the use of illicit drugs and psychotropic medications among brazilian undergraduates Merlyn dos Santos Maidana Medicina drugs education university psychiatric Use disorder Prevalence and factors associated to the use of illicit drugs and psychotropic medications among brazilian undergraduates Merlyn dos Santos Maidana Caroline Lopes Feijo Fernandes Samuel de Carvalho Dumith Flavio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior Medicina drugs education university psychiatric Use disorder The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of use of psychoactive substances (PS) and its associated factors in undergraduate students of a university in southern Brazil. The study was carried out with 830 undergraduate students in the year 2016. The individuals answered a self-administered questionnaire about the PS and its prevalence of daily use, in the last 30 days or at any time of their lives, as well as socioeconomic conditions and academic variables. Caffeine-based energy drinks was the most consumed psychoactive substance (96.3%) among undergraduates in the last 30 days, followed by alcohol (64.0%). Among the illicit drugs most consumed in the last 30 days was marijuana (17.3%), while anxiolytics and amphetamines were the most prevalent psychoactive medicaments in the last 30 days. The prevalence of lifetime illicit drugs used by these students was 41.5%, where we highlight besides marijuana (38.6%) the high consumption of cocaine (7.8%), ecstasy (9.3%) and solvents. Socioeconomic and demographic factors such as gender, have children, religion, and financial background as well as academic variables were associated to recent consumption of these substances. This study concluded there is a high prevalence of use of PS among the undergraduate students, including illicit drugs. 2020 artículo científico 1679-9291 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=307264461002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/307264461002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/movil https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v42i1.46774 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3072 Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences application/pdf Universidade Estadual de Maringá Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences (Brasil) Vol.42 |
| title | Prevalence and factors associated to the use of illicit drugs and psychotropic medications among brazilian undergraduates |
| topic | Medicina drugs education university psychiatric Use disorder |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=307264461002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/307264461002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3072/307264461002/movil https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v42i1.46774 |