HOME SURVEY ON THE ILLICIT USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AMONG STUDENTS OF A UNIVERSIT Y IN THE HIGH TIETÊ REGION, BRAZIL

  • Ana Angelica Dias Universidade Braz Cubas
  • Anderson Santos da Conceição Universidade Braz Cubas
  • André Willian Hollais Universidade Braz Cubas
Keywords: Adolescence, Illicit Drugs, University Students

Abstract

Chemical dependence is a problem with high social consequences and an impairment to public health. Similar to addiction, the use of illicit drugs is not an exclusive consequence of the subject-drug relationship since several other factors are related. Drugs are closely linked to social structures and to environments in which they become propitious. In the case of university students, the introduction and repetition of drug use may have been caused by the intense social life of the referred group and the influence of colleagues since during this period in life the subject is more prone to new experiences. Since the insertion into the university milieu is a period of deep vulnerability to the extent that adolescents and young adults start using drugs, surveys and in-depth studies must be undertaken on the behavior, involvement and relationship with these chemical substances to prevent the practice and understand the best way to shun the abuse.

Author Biographies

Ana Angelica Dias, Universidade Braz Cubas
Aluna do curso de Farmácia da Universidade Braz Cubas
Anderson Santos da Conceição, Universidade Braz Cubas
Aluno do curso de Farmácia da Universidade Braz Cubas
André Willian Hollais, Universidade Braz Cubas
Docente de Ensino Superior - Universidade Braz Cubas (UBC) Doutorando em Farmacologia - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Mestre em Farmacologia - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Bacharel em Farmácia - Universidade Braz Cubas (UBC)
Published
2014-12-17
Section
Artigos Originais