Inhalant and tranquiliser consumption amongst high-school adolescents has increased dramatically during the last few years. MDA consumption has reached a significant percentage.

Introducción. El consumo diario de cigarrillo se asocia con una alta morbimortalidad en la adultez. Este patrón de consumo se inicia habitualmente en la adolescencia temprana. En adolescentes, el consumo diario de cigarrillo es factor de predicción importante del uso de sustancias ilegales que pueden producir dependencia. Se desconoce la frecuencia de consumo diario de cigarrillo en estudiantes colombianos. Objetivo. Determinar la prevalencia y los factores asociados con el consumo diario de cigarrillo en adolescentes estudiantes de sexto a noveno grado del área metropolitana de Bucaramanga, Colombia. Materiales y métodos. Se realizó un estudio transversal. Una muestra probabilística de 2.586 estudiantes diligenció en forma anónima una encuesta que indagaba el consumo de sustancias legales e ilegales. Resultados. La edad promedio fue 13,0 años; 54,9% era varones; 32,0% cursaba sexto grado; 31,7%, séptimo; 25,2%, octavo, y 11,1%, noveno; 67,1% estudiaba en colegios oficiales. El consumo diario de cigarrillo durante el mes anterior fue de 3,8% (IC95% 2,7 a 4,9). La regresión logística mostró que tener un mejor amigo fumador o consumidor de alcohol (OR=3,71; IC95% 1,71 a 8,04), referir mal rendimiento académico (OR=3,83; IC95% 1,03 a 14,18) y tener más años de edad (OR=1,44; IC95% 1,19 a 1,75) se asociaba con el consumo diario de cigarrillo. Conclusión. Uno de cada 26 estudiantes de básica secundaria del área metropolitana de Bucaramanga consume diariamente cigarrillo. Tener un mejor amigo fumador es el factor más fuertemente asociado. Palabras clave: tabaquismo, epidemiología, prevalencia, adolescente, estudiantes, salud pública. Social factors associated with the daily cigarette smoking among middle-school student adolescents in Bucaramanga, ColombiaIntroduction. Daily cigarette smoking is associated with high morbidity and mortality in adults. This pattern of tobacco use is established during the early adolescence. Among adolescents, daily cigarette smoking is a strong predictor of illegal, addictive substance use. The prevalence of daily cigarette smoking is not known in Colombian adolescent middle-school students. Objective. To assess smoking prevalence, daily cigarette smoking and associated factors among middle school-students in Bucaramanga, northeast Colombia. Materials and methods. An anonymous questionnaire concerning illegal and legal substance use was administered to a random sample of 2,586 students. Results. The group mean age was 13.0 years; 54.9% was male; 32.0% was in sixth grade, 31.7% in seventh, 25.2% in eighth and 11.1% in ninth grade, with 67.1% enrolled in public schools. The prevalence of daily cigarette smoking lasting the month prior to the questionnaire was 3.8% (95%CI 2.7-4.9). Logistic regression showed a significant association between being the best friend of a smoker or a drinker of alcohol (OR=3.71; 95%CI 1.71-8.04), having low academic performance perception (OR=3.83; 95%CI 1.0-14.2), and being older age (OR=1.4; 95%CI 1.2-1.8).Conclusions. These data demonstrated that one in 26 m...

This study aimed to establish the prevalence of daily cigarette smoking (DCS) and its gender correlated factors in high-school attending adolescents from Bucaramanga, Colombia. A random cluster sample was surveyed (N = 2291). The previous month DCS prevalence ) in girls. In girls, DCS was associated with previous month illegal substance use (OR 8.13,, abusive alcohol consumption (OR 5.88,, being the best friend of a smoker (OR 3.25,, and poor or mediocre academic achievement (OR 2.46,. In boys, DCS was related to previous month substance use (OR 6.23,, being the best friend of a smoker (OR 5.87,, poor or mediocre academic achievement (OR 2.09,, and being older than non-smokers (OR 1.48, (OR 8,13, IC95% 3,87), consumo abusivo de alcohol (OR 5,88, IC 95% 2,70), mejor amigo fumador (OR 3,25, IC 95% 1,63) y pobre o regular rendimiento académico (OR 2,46, IC95% 1,85). En varones, el CDC se relacionó con consumo de alguna sustancia ilegal (OR 6,23, IC 95% 3,71), mejor amigo fumador (OR 5,87, IC 95% 2,76), pobre o regular rendimiento académico (OR 2,09, IC 95% 1,24) y más años de edad (OR 1,48, IC 95% 1,81 11,6% (IC 95% 9,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]5) em varões e 4.4% (IC 95% 3,(3)(4)(5)5) em mulheres. Em mulheres, o CDC associou-se ao consumo de alguma substância ilegal (OR 8,13; IC 95% 3,87), consumo abusivo de álcool (OR 5,88, IC 95%2,7), melhor amigo fumador (OR 3,25, IC 95% 1,63) e pobre o regular rendimento acadêmico (OR 2,46, IC 95% 1,85). Em varões, o CDC relacionou-se com o consumo de alguma substancia ilegal (OR 6,23, IC 95% 3,71), melhor amigo fumador (OR 5,87, IC 95% 2,76), pobre o regular rendimento acadêmico (OR 2,09, IC95% 1,24) e mais anos de idade (OR 1,48, IC 95% 1,81). O CDC apresenta similares fatores associados em mulheres e varões. Precisam-se de mais pesquisas. CONSUMO DIÁRIO DE CIGARRO EM ADOLESCENTES: FATORES PSICO-SOCIAIS RELACIONADOS COM O GÊNERO O objetivo foi estabelecer a prevalência e os fatores associados ao consumo diário de cigarro (CDC) em adolescentes estudantes de Bucaramanga, Colômbia. Uma amostra aleatória por conglomerados foi investigada (n= 2.291). A prevalência de CDC durante o último mês foi