2014, Number 3
Drug use behavior among adolescents in ninth school year
Díaz-García AI, Urquiza CN, Hernández VS, Molina DMI, Díaz-García AM
Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 310-316
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: in many countries, the consumption of alcohol and tobacco starts from early age. Cuba is not isolated from this phenomenon.Objective: tocharacterize the consumption of drugs in the “28 de Septiembre“ school of Arroyo Naranjo Municipality in Havana City.
Methods: a transversal descriptive study in the 9th of “28 de Septiembre“ school of Arroyo Naranjo Municipality in Havana City was made. 116 adolescents (58.6 %) were surveyed in order to know their behavior in relation with drugs dependence.
Results: 45 adolescents declared to drink alcohol and seven of them also smoke. All adolescents that consume alcohol and tobacco had begun at 14 years old. Parties were the principal place in which they drank alcohol and smoke cigarettes. On the other hand, only 71.5 % of them recognize the alcohol and tobacco as drugs.
Conclusions: the beginning of consumption of tobacco and alcohol were 14 years old. The feminine adolescent has more tendencies to consume in this age.
REFERENCES
Observatorio Español de la Droga y las Toxicomanías (OEDT). Situación y tendencias de los problemas de drogas en España. Delegación del Gobierno para el Plan Nacional sobre Drogas (DGPNSD). Ministerio de Sanidad, Política Social e igualdad. Gobierno de España. Informe 2011 [consultado 8 Ago 2013]. Disponible en: http://www.pnsd.msc.es/Categoria2/observa/pdf/oed2011.pdf