CAMARGO, Elisa Carneiro Pereira et al. Drug use and abuse among university students and their interface with public policies. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) []. 2019, 15, 4, pp.1-9. ISSN 1806-6976.  https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.000364.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the meaning of the use and abuse of alcohol and /or other drugs among university students in accordance with Brazilian public policies on drugs. METHOD: 49 university students from a Public Institution of Higher Education in the Southeast region of Brazil participated. RESULTS: Bardin's Content Analysis elaborated the analytical category: "Dissonance between public policies and the meaning of drug use among university students". Drug use and abuse begin in adolescence; Stimulated by family and friends, and refers to the happiness and flight of problems. CONCLUSION: it is fundamental to know the meaning of drug use and abuse, from the perspective of the university for the elaboration and implementation of public policies.

: Students; University; Drug Abuse; Public Policy.

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