LA RELACIÓN ENTRE EL USO DE DROGAS Y COMPORTAMIENTOS DE RIESGO ENTRE ESTUDIANTES BRASILEÑOS DESCRITORES: estudantes; fatores de risco; drogas ilícitas1 The opinions expressed in this article are the sole responsability of the authors and do not in any way represent the position of the organization they work at or its administration;

The purpose of this study is to evaluate drug use and risk behaviors among students of the University of Guayaquil in Ecuador. To evaluate this issue, we used the questionnaire "Youth Risk Behavior Survey" (YRBS). The study sample consisted of 751 undergraduate students: 328 (44%) male and 423 (56%) female. Average age was 20 years old and 85,5% of the students were single. Alcohol, tobacco and marihuana were the most consumed substances among students, who use them for entertainment. Drug consumption (legal or illegal) among students has become an issue for specialized research as well as an important field of intervention for public policies.

In this article, the authors discuss the value of international health in advancing the nursing profession through the development of strong leadership in the area of drug demand reduction. Paradigms for nursing leadership are briefly reviewed and linked to the development of the "International Nursing Leadership Institutes" organized by the Inter-American Commission for the Control of Drug Abuse (CICAD). The "International Nursing Leadership Institutes" have facilitated the implementation of Phase III of the CICAD Schools of Nursing Project: a) planning and implementing the first "International Research Capacity-Building Program for Nurses to Study the Drug Phenomenon in Latin America", b) development of Regional and National Strategic Plans for Nursing Professionals in the Area of Demand Reduction in Latin America, and c) preparation of a document that provides guidelines on how to include drug content into undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula. The article also brings reflections directly from several of the participants in the first International Research Capacity-Building Program for Nurses to Study the Drug Phenomenon in the Americas, offered in collaboration with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. These reflections demonstrate the multiplicity of ways in which this capacity-building program has made it easier for these members of Latin American Schools of Nursing to show leadership in the area of drug demand reduction.

La finalidad de este estudio fue analizar las percepciones de los estudiantes de enfermería sobre su práctica clínica. El enfoque de investigación fue el cualitativo fenomenológico  basado en el modelo de Patricia Benner. Mediante entrevista semiestructurada se recolectó la información de siete estudiantes de enfermería que cursaban su año de práctica clínica. Se identificaron sensaciones negativas como ansiedad, inseguridad e impotencia por la falta de destrezas adquiridas durante el pregrado. Sensaciones positivas de sentido de ayuda al paciente, adquisición de nuevas habilidades,   superación de temores,  confianza, autonomía y seguridad conforme trascurrían los días. Los estudiantes en su totalidad aseveraron que el factor generador de aprendizaje fue la enfermera de servicio mientras que lo que obstaculizaba fue la ausencia del docente universitario. La cantidad y calidad del componente práctico en el pregrado fue cuestionable. Se recomienda como estrategia incluir la licenciada en enfermería asistencial como aliada en el proceso de aprendizaje.

Introduction: The abuse of drugs is an important public health problem not only in Ecuador, but also worldwide. Objective: To interpret the perceptions of the drugdependent person about the effects that the drug produces in their personal, family, social life, and their vision for the future. Methodology: Qualitative research with phenomenological interpretative analysis performed by semi-structured interviews in non-probabilistic sampling snowball type to 17 subjects with drug dependence in the period July-August 2018 in the city of Guayaquil. Results: The key informants were between 16 and 28 years of age, with low social stratum, from marginal urban ¡Quo Vadis Joven! Relatos del abuso de drogas en jóvenes de Guayaquil, Ecuador Quo Vadis Young! Stories of drug abuse in young people in Guayaquil, Ecuador Quo Vadis Young! Histórias de abuso de drogas em jovens em Guayaquil, Equador