Uso de álcool, tabaco e outras drogas entre estudantes universitários brasileiros

Abstract

ResumoContexto: Pesquisas têm demonstrado que a entrada na universidade é um período crítico, de vulnerabilidade para o início e a manutenção do uso de álcool e outras drogas. No Brasil, grandes levantamentos domiciliares e entre estudantes do ensino médio foram realizados nos últimos 20 anos; porém, os levantamentos referentes ao consumo de drogas entre universitários são representados por dados dos últimos dez anos. Objetivos: Revisar a evolução desses estudos e relacioná-los aos principais resultados encontrados, referindo a necessidade de novos levantamentos para estimativa do perfil e prevalência dos universitários diante do consumo de drogas no contexto estudado. Métodos: Revisão bibliográfica das bases de dados MEDLINE, LILACS, PubMed e Scirus de 1997 a 2007. Resultados: Foram encontradas 12 publicações referentes ao consumo de drogas entre universitários brasileiros. Estão apresentados como estudos de prevalência de uso e estudos de comportamentos de risco, os quais não caracterizam fidedignamente essa população. Conclusões: Há necessidade de estudos que viabilizem a comparação dos resultados, possibilitem adequações de programas de prevenção nessa comunidade, auxiliem na melhoria da qualidade de vida e desenvolvam novas frentes preventivas. A repetição poderá informar como as variáveis se comportam ao longo do tempo e se possibilitam avaliar tendências vindo a constituir estudos seriados. , G.A.; Andrade, A.G. / Rev. Psiq. Clín 35, supl 1; 48-54, 2008 Palavras-chave: Álcool, drogas ilícitas, tabaco, estudantes universitários, Brasil. Wagner AbstractBackground: Research has demonstrated that entrance into college is a critical period in which the student is vulnerable to initiating and continued alcohol and other drug usage. There have been large household surveys and surveys among high school students in Brazil during the last 20 years however, research regarding drug consumption among college students is represented by data solely from the last ten years. Objectives: The goal of this study was to review the evolution of these studies and to relate them to the principal results found in reference to the need for new research by which to profile university students with respect to drug consumption. Methods: A literature review of the databases MEDLINE, LILACS, PubMed, and Scirus from 1997 to 2007. Results: Twelve publications regarding drug consumption among Brazilian college students were found. They are presented as studies of prevalence in usage, and of risk behavior but, do not characterize this population faithfully. Conclusions: There is a need for further studies which allow comparisons between surveys in order to make adjustments in prevention programs of this community possible; that promote the improvement of quality of life; and that develop new preventive efforts. Follow-up surveys can bring new light to bear on how the variables behave over time and make tendency evaluations possible, which in turn could constitute studies in series.

Drug use in college students: a 13-year trend

“…There was an increase in the rate of experimentation with alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and hallucinogens, 1,13 as well as increased use of tobacco, marijuana, amphetamines and inhalants over the preceding 30 days 14 among males. No specifi c increases were observed among females.…”

“…College students have deserved attention because they suffer serious consequences resulting from illicit drug use or the use of a combination of drugs such as alcohol use with tobacco, marijuana and cocaine. 1,6,10,[13][14][15] According to epidemiological studies conducted in the United States, about 30% of college students reported tobacco use in the preceding 30 days -a high rate considering the information available on the risks of smoking-, about 20% or less reported using marijuana, and less than 2% reported using cocaine. 6 The First Nationwide Survey on the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs among college students carried out in 27 Brazilian state capitals e showed that 48.7% of students reported using illicit drugs in their lifetime.…”

Normas percebidas por estudantes universitários sobre o uso de álcool pelos pares

“…No entanto, apesar de os estudos transversais serem a metodologia de escolha para a avaliação do consumo de drogas, nesse grupo de indivíduos, infelizmente os trabalhos realizados são poucos e não representativos (1) .…”

Pharmacist professionals in the prevention of drug abuse: updating roles, and opportunities

“…The patterns of use became more diversified with a significant increase in the in-life consumption of alcoholic beverages (from 88.5% to 91.9%), tobacco (from 42.8% to 50.5%), marijuana (from 31.3 to 35.3%) and hallucinogenic agents (from 6.1% to 11.4%) (Andrade et al, 1997;Stempliuk et al, 2005). Female students began consuming more tobacco, marijuana, anticholinergic agents, inhaling agents and continued to be the highest consumers of tranquilizer drugs and amphetamines (Wagner et al, 2007;Wagner, Andrade, 2008).…”