Uso de psicotrópicos entre universitários da área da saúde da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Lucas, Ana Cyra dos Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Outros Autores: Parente, Rosana Cristina Pereira, Picanço, Neila Soares, Conceição, Denis Alvaci, Costa, Karen Regina Carim da, Magalhães, Igor Rafael dos Santos, Siqueira, João Cladirson Alves
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/2937
• topic: Psicotrópicos; Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde; Abuso de Drogas

A survey was conducted with 521 undergraduate health sciences students from the Federal University in Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil. Lifetime alcohol consumption was reported by 87.7% students, as compared to 30.7% for tobacco, with the latter reported more frequently by males (39.7%). The most common illicit drugs were solvents (11.9%), marijuana (9.4%), amphetamines and anxiolytics (9.2% each), cocaine (2.1%), and hallucinogens (1.2%). The main reason for illicit drug use was curiosity. Lifetime use of anabolic steroids was reported by 2.1% of the students. Alcohol abuse in the previous 30 days was reported by 12.4% of the students. Events following drinking included: fights (4.7%), accidents (2.4%), classroom absenteeism (33.7%), and job absenteeism (11.8%). Another important finding was that 47.3% of students drove after drinking. Opinions on drug abuse and patterns agree with those from similar studies in other regions of Brazil.