title: [Analysis of the frequency of experimentation with and consumption of drugs in high-school students].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. msburrone@gmail.com.ar
authors.forename: Maria Soledad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Burrone
authors.forename: Sonia Maria Villela
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: Moacyr Lobo
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: de Costa
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Enders
authors.forename: Ruth Alicia
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Gabriela Pereira
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Vasters
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*