Investigation of licit and illicit drug use among college students (from public and private institutions) in the municipality of Picos, Piauí

Authors

  • Rivelilson Mendes de Freitas Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Danelle da Silva Nascimento Fundação Universidade Estadual do Piauí
  • Pauline Sousa dos Santos Universidade Federal do Piauí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v8i2p79-86

Keywords:

Epidemiology; Alcoholism; Drugs; Students

Abstract

This study has investigated the prevalence of licit and illicit psychoactive substances among college students of Higher Education Institutions (IES) (public and private) of the municipality of Picos. It was conducted through a self-administered questionnaire with 3,600 college students. The students' profile is composed of adult women (61.5%); white (41.6%); single (80.4%); age group from 17 to 22 years old (55.6%) who do not have their own income. Among the students, 74.5% do not practice self-medication nor use of psychotropic drugs, however, in social events they drink alcohol (61.2%) and smoke cigarettes (18.5%), mainly because the influence of friends (27.3%).

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Published

2012-08-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Freitas, R. M. de, Nascimento, D. da S., & Santos, P. S. dos. (2012). Investigation of licit and illicit drug use among college students (from public and private institutions) in the municipality of Picos, Piauí. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 8(2), 79-86. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v8i2p79-86