FELIPE, Adriana Olimpia Barbosa; CARVALHO, Ana Maria Pimenta    ANDRADE, Claudia Umbelina Baptista. Spirituality and religion as protectors for adolescent drug use. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) []. 2015, 11, 1, pp.49-58. ISSN 1806-6976.  https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v11i1p49-58.

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to identify the available evidence in the literature on the importance of religion/spirituality as protectors for drug use. METHODS: This is an integrative literature review. The descriptors used were: “spirituality,” “religion,” “adolescent,” “illicit drugs,” “alcoholism,” and “smoking.” The databases used were: LILACS, PubMed and CINAHL. RESULTS: found a protective effect of religiosity and spirituality in preventing drug use, being justified by less interaction of adolescents with deviant peers, conservative attitudes of friends and high levels of well-being. CONCLUSIONS: to bring to light the positive effect that religiosity and spirituality could contribute to professionals involved with teens and launch interventions aimed at reducing the consumption of drugs in this group.

: Religion; Spirituality; Adolescent; Street Drugs; Alcoholism; Smoking.

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