[Analysis of the frequency of experimentation with and consumption of drugs in high-school students].
The aim of this study was to survey the frequency of experimentation and consumption of drugs in high-school students in Cordoba, Argentina, relating it to socio-demographic variables. An observational-analytical method was employed, on the basis of the records of the Secretary for the Planning of Drug-Addiction Prevention and Fighting of Drug-Trafficking. Statistical. Bivariate analysis, odds ratio and confidence interval were applied in the processing of each variable. Alcohol consumption was found to be more frequent among males. Of the subjects 12.2% had tried some type of illicit substance. Tranquilizers were the most commonly used psycho-medicine. Drug consumption increased with age, years of schooling and availability of money. Our detection of an epidemiological situation is deemed useful for prevention strategies for drug addiction among teenagers.
Burrone
Maria Soledad
MS
Escuela de Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. msburrone@gmail.com.ar
Bueno
Sonia Maria Villela
SM
de Costa
Moacyr Lobo
ML
Enders
Julio
J
Fernández
Ruth Alicia
RA
Vasters
Gabriela Pereira
GP
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*