Prevalencia del uso indebido de alcohol, tabaco y drogas en la poblacion ecuatoriana / Prevalence of the improper use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs in the ecuadorian population
Bol. Oficina Sanit. Panam
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107(6): 510-513, dic. 1989.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: lil-367874
RESUMO
An epidemiological investigation was conducted in 1988 to measure prevalence of the improper use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs in the Ecuadorian population. This research was based on a structured survey of 185 questions that was carried out on a probabilistic random sample of 6,000 individuals representative of the country's entire population between the ages of 10 and 65. The relative frequency of the various common forms of consumption of these substances was also investigated. The highest prevalences of addiction corresponded to alcohol and tobacco (13 percent), followed by tranquilizers (0.8 percent), opiates (0.4 percent), barbiturates and marijuana (0.2 percent), and cocaine base (0.11 percent). The most common form of consumption was experimental, followed by recreational and psychopathological, as a stimulant, and as an anesthetic. Some of the substances were shown to be related to specific forms of consumption, which in the future will serve as a basis for establishing policies for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Tobacco Use Disorder
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Tranquilizing Agents
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Alcoholism
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Ecuador
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Bol. Oficina Sanit. Panam
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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