O principal objetivo deste livro é oferecer, aos médicos,
profissionais de saúde, educadores, legisladores, gestores e à
população em geral, informações sobre a maconha baseadas por
evidências científicas que auxiliem em sua prática diária e contribuam
para maior conscientização dos jovens,...
ABSTRACT Objective: this investigation examined adolescents' perception of the harms and benefits of marijuana use and how regulatory changes may affect their intent to use marijuana. Method: this cross-sectional survey gathered data from 268 15 to 17 years old students who were enrolled in public sec...
Background: Marijuana consumption is a public health problem. Aim: To determine the life time prevalence of marijuana use among Colombian adolescents and the factors associated with its consumption. Material and Methods: Secondary analysis of data from a study aimed to determine the prevalence of smoki...
Objective: To evaluate the serum leptin levels in cannabis smokers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional population-based study of participants between the ages of 18 and 35 years. The data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire covering sociodemographic data and the use of psychoactive...
Objective: To explore how a genetically-influenced characteristic (the level of response to alcohol [LR]), ethnicity, and sex relate to environmental and attitudinal characteristics (peer drinking [PEER], drinking to cope [COPE], and alcohol expectancies [EXPECT]) regarding future alcohol-related blackou...
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/efectos adversos,
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/prevención & control,
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/psicología,
Consumo de Alcohol en la Universidad/etnología,
Amnesia/inducido químicamente,
Amnesia/psicología,
Etnicidad,
Estudios Longitudinales,
Fumar Marihuana/efectos adversos,
Fumar Marihuana/psicología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Estudiantes/psicología,
Estudiantes/estadística & datos numéricos,
Universidades
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The consumption and abuse of alcohol and other drugs are increasingly present in the lives of university students and may already be considered a public health problem because of the direct impacts on the physical and mental health of these individuals. The requirements of the medi...
RESUMEN A nivel mundial el uso de drogas es un problema, la magnitud del consumo y el daño asociado siguen en au mento. En Chile el mayor consumo en los jóvenes se registra en alcohol y marihuana. De acuerdo a la Teoría de Normas Sociales, la influencia de los pares junto a la sobrestimación del cons...
OBJECTIVE: Illegal drug use and abuse has increased in the Caribbean since the 1990s. In Grenada, statistical indicators such as admission rates to treatment facilities and drug arrests have provided evidence for the increased rates of illegal drug use and abuse. This study reviewed these statistical ind...
Este trabajo busca estudiar la relación entre consumo de sustancias (tabaco, alcohol y drogas ilícitas), impulsividad y diferentes factores psicosociales, con la finalidad de proponer "modelos explicativos" que sirvan de orientación a las acciones de prevención que se realizan en este campo. Se estud...
Mediante una encuesta probabilística tri-etápica, el Consejo Nacional para el Control de Estupefacientesllevó a cabo el primer estudio nacional en 1994, con el objeto de evaluar el consumo de drogas a nivel nacional, como tanmbién a nivel de las zonas geográficas del país. El 13,4 por ciento de la ...
