Adolescence and the consumption of psychoactive substances: the impact of the socioeconomic status

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Elisângela Maria Machado Pratta¹  Manoel Antônio Dos Santos² 

[1] ,University of São Paulo Faculty of Philophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto Departament of Psychology and Education,Brazil

关键词: adolescent;    substance-related disorders;    street drugs;    public health;    health promotion;    adolescente;    transtornos relacionados ao uso de substâncias;    drogas ilícitas;    saúde pública;    promoção da saúde;    adolescente;    trastornos relacionados con sustancias;    drogas ilícitas;    salud pública;    promoción de la salud;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692007000700015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Recent studies have pointed that it is necessary to define the impact of specific dimensions of the social-economic context that can work as risk factors regarding drug addiction. This study aimed to verify potential relationships between the drug addiction during adolescence and the social-economic level. A total of 568 adolescents participated in this study answering an anonymous self-filled questionnaire. The analyses involved the description of the variable distribution in the sample and statistical analyzes to determine the differences found. Contrary to the common sense, adolescents from the higher social classes presented a significant higher perceptual of alcohol, tobacco, weed and solvent consumption when compared to their counterparts from lower social classes. These data suggest the importance of studies that seek to clarify the possible influences of the social-economic status on the consumption of drugs among adolescents.

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