title: [Use of psychoactive substances among private school children].
abstract: A study was carried out in 1988, using a random sample of 1,441 pupils attending the elementary and high schools of the Federal District, Brazil, with the purpose of determining the frequency of the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. A self-administered questionnaire, adapted by the World Health Organization for this type of survey, was applied. The prevalence of general usage (covering everything from experimental to daily use) showed rates of 67.2% for alcohol, 28.7% for tobacco, 13.9% for inhalants, 6.1% for marijuana and 1.8% for cocaine. The use of the majority of drugs increases with age. As regards sex, the illegal drugs were mostly frequently used by boys.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Social da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Godoi
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Muza
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gama
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs
vernacular_title: Consumo de substâncias psicoativas entre estudantes de rede privada.