Illicit drug use among students of a university in Southern Brazil
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
; 54: 57, 2020. tab, graf
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| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1101861
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe drug consumption and the co-occurrence use of more than one illegal drug as well as associated factors in freshmen at a public university in Southern Brazil. METHODS Cross-sectional study with census of students entering undergraduate courses in 2017. A total of 1,788 university students answered questions about illicit drug use. For analysis, ordinal logistic regression was used. RESULTS Marijuana was the most consumed drug (lifetime 42.1%; 30-day use 22.7%), followed by hallucinogens (lifetime 13.1%, 30-day use 2.8%). Rates for lifetime use of 0, 1 and 2 or more drugs were 56.2%, 23.3% and 20.4%, respectively, and were associated with men (OR = 2.2; 95%CI1.4-3.5), being at least 23 years old (OR = 2.7; 95%CI 1.4-5.1), under 18 years old first experimentation with drugs (OR = 2.3; 95%CI 1.3-3.9) and living with friends (OR = 2.0; 95%CI 1.2-3.4). Rates for 30-day use of 0, 1 and 2 or more drugs were 76.8%; 18.1% and 5.1%, respectively, and were associated with being single, separated or widowed (OR = 3.2; 95%CI 1.4-7.0), lower socioeconomic classes (OR = 0.3; 95%CI 0.1-1.1; p = 0.001), under 18 years old first experimentation with drugs (OR = 1.8; 95%CI 1.1-2.9) and living with friends (OR = 1.8 95%CI 1.2-2.8). CONCLUSION Results indicate that students are at greater risk of illicit drug-related health problems. Thus, a better understanding of this consumption should be pursued, as well as the development of a prevention plan.
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01-internacional
Database:
BBO
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LILACS
Main subject:
Students
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Universities
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Substance-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. saúde pública (Online)
Journal subject:
Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil