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[Deliberate self-harm and psychoactive substance use in colombian school adolescents]
Heriberto Rangel-Navia1, Julio Humberto Annicharico-Lobo2, Javier Martínez-Torres3
1Facultad de Salud, Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona, Colombia.
Background:
Deliberate self-harm and the consumption of psy- choactive substances are important public health problems among adolescents.
Aim:
To determine the association of deliberate self-harm with the consumption of psychoactive substances, in school adolescents in Colombia.
Material And Methods:
A survey about deliberate self harm and psychoactive substance use during the last 12 months was answered by 80 018 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years.
Results:
The prevalence of deliberate self-harm in the last 12 months was 14.1%. The use of psychoactive drugs was associated with deliberate self-harm. The greatest association was observed with the use of non-prescription tranquilizers (Odds ratio 4.05 95% confidence intervals 3.42-4.81).
Conclusions:
We observed an association between deliberate self-harm and the consumption of different psychoactive substances.
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