Uso de substâncias psicoativas entre universitários de medicina da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Abstract

2 . resultados: Ao todo, 54,8% dos universitários são do sexo feminino, 76,8% se encontram na faixa etária de 17 a 22 anos e 50% pertencem à classe social B. Quanto ao uso de substâncias psicoativas, 86,9% relataram uso na vida de álcool, seguido de tabaco (22,0%), solventes (15,5%), anfetaminas (10,1%), cannabis sativa (9,5%), alucinógenos com 1,8% e barbitúricos com 0,6%. conclusão: Faz-se necessária a prevenção do uso indevido de substâncias psicoativas entre universitários, por meio de disciplinas curriculares que abordem a temática e de programas de prevenção destinados a essa população. Palavras-chave Substâncias psicoativas, universitários, prevenção. ABstrAct Objective: To describe the profile of the psychoactive substances used among the college students from the Medicine course in the Center of Health Sciences in, Espirito

Drug consumption among medical students in São Paulo, Brazil: influences of gender and academic year

“…15,17,[43][44][45] Among the FMUSP students, there was an increase in recreational illicit drug use and in the use of nonprescription drugs. In addition, there was a marked change in the drug use profile among medical students.…”

“…In reality, medical students have revealed significant vulnerability with regard to engaging in health risk behavior, 21 a paradoxical situation that has been a matter for concern worldwide [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] and in Brazil. [14][15][16][17][18][19][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] A cross-sectional study on drug use among medical students at FMUSP, carried out in 1991, 1992 and 1993, found that alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants and tranquilizers were the drugs most commonly consumed. 39 The medical students consumed these drugs with the aim of improving academic performance, reducing fatigue, alleviating psychological tension and compensating for the lack of leisure time commonly observed among such students.…”

Hazardous use of alcohol among undergraduate students at a public university

“…Furthermore, alcohol is the most commonly used substance for these students, who underestimate its negative effects; thus, they are more exposed to risky situations and health hazards 5 . Some of the harmful consequences of hazardous use of alcohol in this population include: learning difficulties and academic problems with higher reprobation rates, such as reduced time dedicated to studies, non-attendance in classes, and poor academic performance; risky behaviors, such as increased frequency of unprotected sexual intercourse with different partners, sexual abuse, driving while intoxicated, traffic accidents, being intoxicated in public, fights, legal problems, and violent deaths; and future problems with psychoactive substances, including alcohol dependence and use of other psychoactive substances [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] .…”

“…Brazilian studies have also showed a significant cumulative lifetime use of alcohol 6,7,10,11 . In a conglomerate sample of 9,974 university students from the state of São Paulo, 62.1% reported use of alcohol in the preceding month 11 .…”

“…Although international studies have addressed the possible associated factors for misuse of alcohol among university students 1,3 , there are few Brazilian studies focused on this population 2,5,6,8,[10][11][12] , and most of them specifically evaluated health sciences students 7,[13][14][15] . Considering the relevance of alcohol consumption and its potential consequences for university students, the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of hazardous use of alcohol in this population and to identify demographic and psychosocial factors associated with this pattern of alcohol consumption.…”