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SMAD. Revista eletrônica saúde mental álcool e drogas

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OLIVEIRA, Eliany Nazaré et al. The first time we don't forget: knowing the drugs experienced by high school students. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2020, vol.16, n.2, pp. 75-82. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2020.165488.

OBJECTIVE: this study aims to investigate the prevalence of drug use in two secondary schools in a reference municipality of the state of Ceará. METHOD: a descriptive and exploratory study with a quantitative approach. Data collection occurred from March to July 2019, with 562 students. For this purpose, we used the questionnaire for screening the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances. RESULTS: regarding the substances the students had already tried, alcohol appears in greater proportion. In addition to alcohol, the students had also tried other psychoactive substances such as marijuana, tobacco, and hypnotics or sedatives, which all got emphasis among the substances already tried by the students. Regarding the parameters for all substances, there was a proportion ranging from 1.5% to 23.2% of students presenting need for brief interventions. CONCLUSION: the results presented contribute to a better understanding of the phenomenon regarding the most consumed substances, and of the harmful use or addiction patterns, so that we can plan and implement primary and secondary prevention programs inside the school context.

Palabras clave : Drugs; Schools; Adolescent; Students.

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