Banca de DEFESA: GUSTAVO REIS SAMPAIO

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STUDENT : GUSTAVO REIS SAMPAIO
DATE: 18/11/2021
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Conferencia Web
TITLE:

CONSUMPTION OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AMONG STUDENTS IN THE HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES OF UFBA

KEY WORDS:

Psychoactive Substances; University Students; Consumption Profile

PAGES: 81
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SUMMARY:

Psychoactive substances act on the central nervous system, producing changes in sensations, in the degree of consciousness or in the emotional state, whether intentionally or not. The consumption of psychoactive substances is not a recent phenomenon. Since prehistory these substances have been present between different cultures. Three patterns of drug use can be identified: 1) occasional or controlled use; 2) abusive or harmful use; 3) compulsive use or addiction. Some epidemiological studies have been carried out in Brazil in order to verify the prevalence of drug use among the university population. Most of them agree that the use of alcohol and other substances is higher among university students when compared to the general population and high school students. Regarding the consequences of the consumption of psychoactive substances, among university students, we could cite: car accidents, violence, risky sexual behavior, low academic performance, decreased perception and stress. The university students of health courses deserve a special mention when it comes to the use of psychotropic drugs, as they will be responsible for the health education of the population in the future, responsible for identifying and referring patients with problems related to the use of psychotropic drugs and also because they serve as a model for their patients. Therefore, this paper aims to describe the substance consumption profile by students in Area II (Physiotherapy, Biological Sciences, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Nursing, Biotechnology, Public Health, Animal Science, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Gastronomy and Speech–Language Pathology) at UFBA, through the application of an online questionnaire. Most of the questions were taken from ASSIST (WHO’s Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test) and other works related to this topic. The data were processed using the SPSS statistical program. 514 university students have answered the questionnaire, of which 502 have been assessed according to the inclusion criteria. Among the participants, the mean age was 25.2 years with a standard deviation of 7.7 years, 72.9% were female and 27.1% were male. For the use of prescription psychoactive drugs, 12.9% of the participants revealed their use at least at some point. For the use of psychoactive substances in a recreational way, both for use in life and for use in the last 3 months, the prevalence of alcohol, marijuana and tobacco were the highest. According to the ASSIST questionnaire, alcohol was the substance that showed the highest proportion of individuals in need of more intensive treatment. The main reasons cited for the use of psychoactive substances were fun and controlling anxiety. The consumption profile varied in relation to the literature, where marijuana appeared as the second most consumed substance. The present paper managed to achieve the proposed objectives and not only confirmed some data observed in other studies carried out with university students, but also brought new information about the extent and profile of consumption of these substances.

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