ResumoContexto: A prevalência do uso de drogas tem aumentado entre os jovens universitários, trazendo preocupação adicional aos estudantes de medicina que irão se deparar com as conseqüências desse problema durante o período de formação e na prática clínica. Objetivos: Avaliar as atitudes dos estudantes de medicina diante do abuso de drogas por colegas do meio acadêmico, comparando-as quanto às diferentes drogas envolvidas (ilícitas, lícitas e exclusivamente álcool). Métodos: Três versões de um questionário de auto-administração, aprovado pela Comissão de Ética para Análise de Projetos de Pesquisa, foram distribuídas em igual número para diferentes grupos de estudantes de medicina da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), sendo o enfoque de cada um deles as drogas lícitas, as ilícitas e o álcool. Resultados: Os resultados mostraram que existe diferença na atitude intervencionista dos estudantes diante do abuso de diferentes drogas. Também houve diferença ao considerarem a participação dos colegas, familiares e profissionais na abordagem do problema e quanto ao plano de tratamento nos casos de abuso. Conclusões: Os estudantes são mais tolerantes e consideram-se menos vulneráveis ao abuso do álcool, e, portanto, os prejuízos podem não ser percebidos até que haja uma disfuncionalidade incapacitante no campo pessoal e profissional.Mesquita, E.M. et al. / Rev. Psiq. Clín 35, supl 1; 8-12, 2008 Palavras-chave: Estudantes de medicina, abuso de drogas, ética. AbstractBackground: The prevalence of drug use among young college students is increasing. This gives cause for special concern to medical students who will later confront the consequences of the drug problems both in the classroom as well as in clinical practice. Objectives: The purpose of this paper is the evaluation of medical students' attitudes towards drug abuse in the academic environment; comparing these with respect to different kinds of drugs -illegal, legal, and alcohol exclusively. Methods: Three different versions of a self-completed questionnaire (approved by the Ethics Committee for Research Project Evaluation) were ministered to groups of equal numbers of medical students attending the University of Sao Paulo, School of Medicine -FMUSP (Brazil). Each questionnaire focused on illegal drugs, legal drugs, and alcohol. Results: The results indicated a significant difference in the students' attitudes regarding intervention for the different types of drug abuse. There was also indication of a difference in the students' opinions regarding the roles that colleagues, relatives, and health professionals undertake in dealing with these issues, including the respective treatment plans for drug abuse. Conclusions: Medical students tend to be more tolerant of alcohol consumption, considering themselves to be less vulnerable to alcohol abuse. Therefore, harmful consequences may not be apparent until an incapacitating level of dysfunction affects the individual on both a personal and professional level.
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