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Use of illicit drugs by adolescents and young adults of an urban settlement in Brazil
2018; Brazilian Medical Association; Volume: 64; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/1806-9282.64.02.114
ISSN1806-9282
AutoresRafael Alves Guimarães, Márcia Maria de Souza, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Sheila Araújo Teles, Marcos André de Matos,
Tópico(s)Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
ResumoTo estimate the prevalence and factors associated with illicit drug use by adolescents and young adults of a formal urban settlement.Cross-sectional study including adolescents and young adults 12-24 years of an urban settlement in the Midwest Region of Brazil. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Stata, version 12.0. We used Poisson regression model to estimate the factors associated with illicit drug use.Of the total participants (n=105), 27.6% (95CI 20.0-36.9%) had used illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, crack, LSD and inhalants. The consumption of these substances was associated with male gender, use of body piercing and/or tattoos, licit drug use and self-report of signs and/or symptoms of sexually transmitted infections.High prevalence of illicit drug use was found in the individuals investigated, ratifying the presence of risk factors to the vulnerability of the settlers to use these substances in the urban settlement population.
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