Drug use and risk factors among secondary students.
Adolescence is a phase of exposure to several risk behaviors, especially the experimental use of drugs and its associated problems. The study aims to identify risk factors and drug use among secondary students in Comonfort, Guanajuato, Mexico. This is a cross-sectional study, using a version of the Drug User Screening Inventory (DUSI) adapted from Portuguese to Spanish. The sample was composed of 695 (42.9%) students, 52.8% women. Drug use was present in 20.3%, predominantly alcohol and tobacco. Risk factors are related to the male gender, older than 13 years, second and third grades, living with relatives, poor relationships, curiosity, family conflicts, peer pressure and solidarity.


CONCLUSIONS
alcohol and tobacco are the most used drugs and are associated to curiosity and peer pressure.
Jinez
Ma Lourdes Jordán
ML
Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Brazil. jordanjinezl@yahoo.com.mx
Molina de Souza
Roberto
R
Molina de Souza
José Roberto
JR
Pillon
Sandra Cristina
SC
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*