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[Risk factors associated with drug abuse among adolescent students]
Ever Agustín Osorio Rebolledo1, Neris Marina Ortega de Medina, Sandra Cristina Pillon
1Departamento Básico de Enfermería, Escuela de Enfermería, Universidad de Carabobo. eosorio@thor.uc.edu.ve
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This study aims to identify risk factors associated with licit and illicit drug abuse among adolescent students in various public institutions.
Methods:
A descriptive study was carried out in Naguanagua, Carabobo, Venezuela and applied the Test Drug Use Screening Inventory questionnaire to an age-stratified sample, involving students between 12 and 17 years old.
Results:
High-risk areas associated with drugs abuse were family and mental health, while recreation, behavior and school are considered moderate risks. Peers, social abilities and drug use were identified as low-risk factors. The Total Severity Score is high, which may indicate that Venezuelan adolescents present higher risks for licit and illicit drugs abuse. At the same time, they present lower drug use rates, that is, the presence of protective factors interact with and modify the risk factors.
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