Uso De Drogas E Desempenho Escolar Entre Jovens E Adolescentes Do Ensino Médio De Uma Escola Pública De Pires Do Rio – Go

Abstract

RESUMOEste estudo teve como objetivo estimar a prevalência do uso de drogas por discentes de uma escola da rede estadual de Pires do Rio, Goiás, associando-a ao desempenho escolar dos mesmos. Participaram da pesquisa 371 discentes do ensino médio, com idade entre 14 e 34 anos, dos turnos matutino e noturno que responderam a um questionário anônimo coletivamente em sala de aula. As drogas mais consumidas, alguma vez na vida, foram: álcool (95,8%), tabaco (46,1%), maconha (3,5%), solventes (4%), cocaína (4%) e crack (0,5%). A partir deste estudo, foi possível perceber que os índices de reprovação apresentados, nos períodos investigados, foi elevado, quando associado aos discentes que já tiveram contato com algum tipo de droga, o que reforça a hipótese de que o uso de tais substâncias pode interferir no desempenho escolar dos alunos. Considerase necessário a implantação de políticas de intervenção contra o uso de drogas, a fim de minimizar o problema. PALAVRAS-CHAVE:Uso de drogas, discentes, desempenho escolar. DRUG USE AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AMONG YOUNG TEENAGERS AND THE SCHOOL OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL OF PIRES DO RIO -GO ABSTRACTThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of drug use by students in a state school of Pires do Rio, Goiás, associating it with the performance of the same school. Participants were 371 high school students, aged 14 to 34, the morning and evening shifts who responded to an anonymous collectively in the classroom. The most frequently used drugs at least once in life, were alcohol (95.8%), tobacco (46.1%), marijuana (3.5%), solvents (4%), cocaine (4%) and crack (0.5%). From this study, it was possible that the failure rates presented in the periods investigated, was high when associated with students who have had contact with any drugs, which reinforces the hypothesis that the use of such substances can interfere the academic performance of students. It is considered necessary to implement intervention policies against drug use in order to minimize the problem

Experimentation with psychoactive substances by public school students

“…In this research, most students reported having experienced psychoactive substances at least once (“use in life”), and alcohol was the most mentioned, which corroborates previous work 5 , 7 , 13 . This result seems a worldwide reality, identified in Zambia and Uganda 20 , Portugal 14 , Spain 21 , Argentina 16 , and Mexico 22 .…”

“…Villegas-Pantoja et al 22 have observed that, among psychoactive substances, the most consumed are alcohol and cigarettes. In addition, Brazilian studies have shown that the third most commonly used substance is marijuana 5 , 7 , 13 .…”