Consumo de drogas psicoactivas por adolescentes escolares de Assis, SP

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2004-02-01

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Guimarães, José Luiz
Godinho, Pedro Henrique
Cruz, Rubens
Kappann, Jair Izaías
Tosta Júnior, Lairto Alves

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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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Adolescent, Alcohol drinking, epidemiology, Health promotion, Health surveys, Questionnaires, Smoking, epidemiology, Socioeconomic factors, Street drugs, Substance-related disorders, epidemiology, psychotropic agent, alcohol, amphetamine, benzodiazepine, cannabis, cholinergic receptor blocking agent, cocaine, solvent, addiction, adolescent, Brazil, child, drinking behavior, female, human, male, questionnaire, sex difference, smoking, socioeconomics, student, controlled study, data analysis, demography, drug use, school, social aspect, substance abuse, tobacco, Alcohol Drinking, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Psychotropic Drugs, Sex Factors, Smoking, Socioeconomic Factors, Students, Substance-Related Disorders

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Revista de Saude Publica, v. 38, n. 1, p. 130-132, 2004.

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