title: [Drug consumption and perception among Latin American immigrants].
abstract: The aim of this study is to obtain information about drug consumption, leisure activities and knowledge of community services among Spanish-speaking immigrants to prevent drug abuse in this population. Quantitative methodology was used. The field work of this study has two phases: in the first stage (2003), a survey of social perception of drugs was administered to 147 subjects. During the second stage (2004), 610 surveys were administered. Data were analysed by bivariate analysis. Usual consumption of alcohol was 40.1%, usual consumption of tobacco was 31.3%, and usual consumption of cannabis was 3.4%. Drug users considered that the main reason for drug consumption was "to have fun" (p<.03). There is a relationship between leisure time and drug use. Family plays an important role in drug abuse prevention and preventive drug abuse programs must be adapted to this population.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero, Universitat de Valencia (CSIC), Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tortajada Navarro
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Valderrama Zurián
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castellano Gómez
authors.forename: Noelia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Llorens Aleixandre
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agulló Calatayud
authors.forename: Benno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aleixandre Benavent
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*