Psychoactive substance consumption in recreational settings among university students in Colombia

Irene Barbieri; Morena Trivelloni; Bruna Zani; Ximena Palacios-Espinosa

Psychoactive substance consumption in recreational settings among university students in Colombia

Título traducido de la contribución: Consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en entornos recreativos entre estudiantes universitarios de Colombia

Irene Barbieri
, Morena Trivelloni
, Bruna Zani
, Ximena Palacios-Espinosa

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El consumo de sustancias psicoactivas (SPA) es un problema de salud pública en Colombia y en el mundo. Las personas que consumen este tipo de sustancias son cada vez más jóvenes y sus efectos son potencialmente nocivos y pueden afectar todas las áreas de ajuste del individuo. Aunque así se ha concebido, el consumo de SPA no siempre está asociado a problemas personales o altos grados de estrés. Puede haber otras motivaciones asociadas. Objetivo: Los objetivos de este artículo son presentar: (a) la frecuencia relativa de consumo de SPA entre los universitarios, (b) cuáles son los SPA más consumidos por los universitarios y las diferencias en su consumo por sexo y por edad, (3) la relación entre el consumo de SPA y los contextos de diversión. Materiales y métodos: Se trata de un estudio descriptivo correlacional derivado de un proyecto de investigación italiano, en el que la muestra fueron 226 estudiantes universitarios de cuatro programas de pregrado de una universidad privada de Bogotá DC, seleccionados mediante un procedimiento de muestreo aleatorio estratificado con asignación proporcional. Los participantes diligenciaron un cuestionario. Resultados: Los SPA con mayor consumo fueron alcohol, nicotina y marihuana. Los hombres mostraron predominantemente un mayor consumo. Los resultados son consistentes con la tendencia nacional. Conclusiones: El consumo de SPA entre los universitarios es elevado y algunos contextos recreativos están estrechamente asociados a este comportamiento.

Título traducido de la contribución	Consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en entornos recreativos entre estudiantes universitarios de Colombia
Idioma original	Inglés estadounidense
Páginas (desde-hasta)	69-86
Número de páginas	18
Publicación	Revista Ciencias de la Salud
Volumen	10
N.º	1
Estado	Publicada - ene. 1 2012

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