Prevalence of licit and illicit drugs by college students

Abstract

Evaluate the use of licit and illicit drugs by college students, and to investigate its association with sociodemographic variables. Method: this is a cross-sectional study, with 429 adults, 18-24 years, answered a questionnaire sociodemographic and Involvement Screening Test with Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Matter. Used to descriptive statistics and chi-square in Fisher. Results: the most used drug was the alcohol, followed by tobacco and hypnotics/sedatives. The male was associated with greater use of drugs such as tobacco and marijuana consumption and a suggestive abuse to alcohol. Conclusion: it is concluded that alcohol prevails as the most widely used substance, that being male and do not have a religion, live away from their parents or relatives are factors that can influence the use and abuse legal and illegal.