Levantamento sobre uso de álcool, tabaco e outras drogas, redes de apoio e apoio social entre universitários

• Ano de defesa: 2013
• Autor(a) principal: Evangelista, Vítor de Morais Alves [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Drogas; Estudantes universitarios - Brasil; Epidemiologia; Saúde pública; Drugs
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/110681

Large number of studies have shown that university entrance may be a period of vulnerability to students, which would result in a potentiation of alcohol and other drugs. Many studies point to the university population as the largest consumers of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, which underscores the need for more research aimed at the development of prevention and preparation of specific policies aimed at this segment. This research aim to determine the prevalence of use of psychoactive drugs among college students and to investigate their association with social support networks. These networks, as well as become a way of intervention in both the life of the individual and in society, can provide emotional support, information, material and affective forward to some situations of stress, psychological distress and crisis period. It is cross-sectional study using a representative sample of students from the Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis - UNESP. The research used data collected by the application of a multidimensional questionnaire, closed, self-report prepared from the instrument used by the I National Survey, (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involving Screening Test – ASSIST, o Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI), Fagerstrom Test , the Social Support Scale with Measure Social Network Study Pro-Health Scale and the Brief Pain Psychological Kessler - K10. The results indicate that although among the university, more than half have ever used any type of illegal substance in life, the high levels of social support, in all dimensions (Social Interaction, Affective, Information, Emotional and Material), were high. However, those who are exposed to low affective support are more likely to use moderate / high alcohol and marijuana. Students who do not have relatives to talk to have more chances to use alcohol, get drunk and use marijuana. Another important point is the fact that students who ...