This study aimed to evaluate the alcohol consumption phenomenon in public schools in Coimbra, Portugal (7th, 8th and 9th grades) for the implementation of a preventive program of alcohol use/abuse. This is a quantitative, descriptive and correlational study. The sample included 654 students (51.5% female) between 12 and 18 years of age. The Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire--Adolescent form (AEQ-A) and the Questionnaire of Knowledge on Alcohol were used for data collection. Results show that positive expectancy on alcohol is discriminative of consumption and occurrence of intoxication. Positive expectancy exists even before adolescents have significant experiences with alcohol consumption and increases with age, which reinforces the need for early preventive effort. These results permitted to improve the prevention program included in the school curriculum of the 7th grade students.

ABSTRACT:The aim of this study was to analyze the profile of consumption of psychoactive substances in the past three months and their association with sociodemographic variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted with users of the Family Health Strategy in the perspective of the brief intervention, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The sample included 1,489 users of the service interviewed throughout a year. The consumption of substances was assessed through the questionnaire Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. Statistical analysis was developed using the software SPSS. The highest prevalence rates in the past three months were found in the male subsample for use of tobacco (56.4%), alcoholic drinks (75.8%), cannabis (16.9%), and cocaine/crack (10.1%). Religion and educational level appear as an important protective factor against the use of drugs. A prevalence of consumption of psychoactive substances among the users of this area within the scope of work of nurses was evidenced. DESCRIPTORS:Primary health care. Alcohol drinking. Tobacco. Street drugs. Public health nursing. El análisis estadístico se realizó con el software SPSS. Las prevalencias en los últimos tres meses fue detectada en la submuestra masculina para el uso de tabaco (56,4%), bebidas alcohólicas (75,8%), cannabis (16,9%) y cocaína/crack (10,1%). La religión y la escolaridad emergen como importante factor para el uso de drogas. Se evidenció una prevalencia del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas, de la clientela atendida en esta área en el ámbito de la práctica del enfermero. PERFIL DO CONSUMO DE SUBSTÂNCIAS PSICOATIVAS E SUA RELAÇÃO COM AS CARACTERÍSTICAS SOCIODEMOGRÁFICAS DESCRIPTORES:Atención primaria de salud. Consumo de bebidas alcohólicas. Tabaco. Drogas ilícitas. Enfermería en salud pública.

Background: Mental health promotion is an important phenomenon for nursing sciences, which requires a perspective from nursing theories. Although the evidence points to the effectiveness of the interventions in this domain, it is little based on nursing theories. Objective: To explore different theoretical contributions of nursing, taking as reference the phenomenon of mental health promotion. Main topics under analysis: Mental health promotion, the philosophical perspective of post-modernism, the theory of interpersonal relations, the health promotion model, the transitions theory, and the adaptation model and their contributions to mental health promotion. Conclusion: Some theoretical contributions to mental health promotion should be highlighted, such as the importance of building interpersonal relations with the patients (Peplau) and identifying the person as a biopsychosocial being (Pender) who undergoes transitions (Meleis) and requires support to adjust and adopt healthier behaviors (Roy).

Characterize the mental health literacy of adolescents and young people about alcohol abuse, in the various components of the concept. Exploratory descriptive study, through the application of the instrument QuALiSMental to a representative sample of 4938 adolescents and young adults aged between 14 and 24 years, attending schools in the 3rd cycle of basic and secondary education of the central region of Portugal.The recognition of the vignette of alcohol abuse by the participants is high (72.4%), although it is also identified as alcoholism (70.3%), which indicates the perception of the problem as serious. Participants have modest levels of literacy in the remaining components, preferring informal sources of help.Therefore, we conclude that there is a need to implement school programs that promote mental health literacy, to promote the adoption of healthy behaviors in young people, which transfer them into adulthood. RESUMENObjetivo: Caracterizar la instrucción en salud mental de adolescente y jóvenes con respecto al abuso del alcohol, en los diversos componentes del concepto de instrucción. Métodos: Estudio exploratorio-descriptivo, con aplicación del instrumento QuALiSMental a partir de la muestra representativa de 4938 adolescentes y jóvenes adultos, con edades entre 14 y 24 años, que frecuentan escuelas del tercer ciclo de enseñanza básica y de educación secundaria en la región central de Portugal. Resultados: El reconocimiento de la viñeta del abuso de alcohol por los participantes es alto (72,4%), aunque se identifica también como alcoholismo (70,3%), que sin embargo, indica la percepción del problema como siendo grave. Los participantes tienen modestos niveles de instrucción en los componentes restantes, prefiriendo las fuentes informales de ayuda. Conclusión: Se concluye, así, que la necesidad de implementar en las escuelas programas que promueven la instrucción en salud mental para la adopción de conductas saludables en los jóvenes, que los transfieren hacia la edad adulta.Salud mental; Educación en Salud; Alcoholismo; Adolescente.

Objective: To assess the impact to the intervention program Stop to Think on the prevention of alcohol use/abuse among schoolaged adolescents. Methods: It is a quasi-experimental study, with pre-and post-test, 178 participants, 7 th grade, experimental group (n = 70) subject to intervention and control group (n = 108) without intervention. The Alcohol knowledge Questionnaire, Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire, Social Skills Rating System were used. Results: The experimental group showed a positive evolution of knowledge and expectations about alcohol, perception of peer alcohol use and reported consumption (p < .05). Conclusion:The program proved to be effective in stabilizing alcohol consumption, increasing knowledge, stabilizing the positive expectations, and in the perception of peer alcohol use. Further research should be developed and follow-up should continue to consolidate these findings. RESUMENObjetivo: Evaluar el resultado del programa en la prevención del uso/abuso de bebidas alcohólicas en los adolescentes dentro de un contexto escolar. Métodos: Estudio seme-experimental que ha contado con un pretest y un postest, 178 participantes, grupo experimental (n = 70) sujeto a la intervención y un grupo de control (n = 108) que no estuvo sujeto a ninguna intervención. Se utilizó un cuestionario de Conocimientos, Escala de Expectativas Acerca del alcohol y Escala de Aptitudes Sociales. Resultados: Grupo experimental muestra una evolución positiva de los conocimientos, de las expectativas acerca del alcohol, de la percepción del consumo en las parejas y del consumo declarado (p < .05). Conclusión: El programa resultó eficaz en la estabilización del consumo de alcohol, en el aumento de los conocimientos, en la estabilización de las expectativas positivas y en la percepción del consumo en las parejas. Para finalizar, se propone realizar nuevos estudios y continua con el seguimiento para consolidar los resultados encontrados.