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PROFILE OF CONSUMPTION OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS: A CONTRIBUTION TO A BRIEF INTERVENTION IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
| Resumo: | ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyze the profile of consumption of psychoactive substances in the past three months and their association with sociodemographic variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted with users of the Family Health Strategy in the perspective of the brief intervention, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The sample included 1,489 users of the service interviewed throughout a year. The consumption of substances was assessed through the questionnaire Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. Statistical analysis was developed using the software SPSS. The highest prevalence rates in the past three months were found in the male subsample for use of tobacco (56.4%), alcoholic drinks (75.8%), cannabis (16.9%), and cocaine/crack (10.1%). Religion and educational level appear as an important protective factor against the use of drugs. A prevalence of consumption of psychoactive substances among the users of this area within the scope of work of nurses was evidenced. |
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| Autores principais: | Abreu,Angela Maria Mendes |
| Outros Autores: | Parreira,Pedro Miguel Santos Dinis; Souza,Maria Helena do Nascimento; Barroso,Teresa Maria Mendes Diniz de Andrade |
| Assunto: | Primary health care Alcohol drinking Tobacco Street drugs Public health nursing |
| Ano: | 2016 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyze the profile of consumption of psychoactive substances in the past three months and their association with sociodemographic variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted with users of the Family Health Strategy in the perspective of the brief intervention, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The sample included 1,489 users of the service interviewed throughout a year. The consumption of substances was assessed through the questionnaire Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. Statistical analysis was developed using the software SPSS. The highest prevalence rates in the past three months were found in the male subsample for use of tobacco (56.4%), alcoholic drinks (75.8%), cannabis (16.9%), and cocaine/crack (10.1%). Religion and educational level appear as an important protective factor against the use of drugs. A prevalence of consumption of psychoactive substances among the users of this area within the scope of work of nurses was evidenced. |
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