Abstract

SANTOS, Dominick Danielle Mendonça et al. Use of psychoactive substances among university students. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2019, vol.15, n.3, pp.1-9. ISSN 1806-6976.  https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.148973.

The objective of this study was to identify the profile of use of psychoactive substances among students of Biological Sciences, Physical Education, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nutrition courses. It was a cross - sectional, quantitative, exploratory and descriptive study with 567 students. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive statistics. In the results, it was found that 11.6% of students had never tried psychoactive substances in their lives. The most prevalent drugs among university students were alcohol (n = 501), tobacco (n = 161), marijuana (n = 115), and cocaine (n = 26). The result led to the conclusion that consumption of psychoactive substances among students is a problem that must be faced through the implementation of preventive and harm reduction actions.

Keywords : Mental Health; Primary Health Care; Family Health Strategy; Family Health.

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