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Observatório AlenRiscos - Prevention of the consumption of psychoactive substances among adolescents 3rd cycle
Ana Maria Guégués da Silva Dias1,2, Ermelinda do Carmo Valente Caldeira1,2, Leonel Lusquinhos de Sousa Oliveira3
1Universidade de Évora. Évora, Portugal.
Objectives:
to assess the prevalence and factors associated with psychoactive substance consumption among 7th and 9th grade students.
Methods:
an exploratory observational study, through the application of an online self-completion questionnaire, from 2016 to 2022, to 12,767 students.
Results:
tobacco, alcohol and drug consumption fluctuated, with alcohol being the most consumed substance by young people, followed by drugs and, lastly, tobacco. The study revealed a downward trend in tobacco and alcohol consumption among adolescents. There was a notable increase in glue, varnish and solvent consumption, which surpassed consumption cannabis/hashish consumption.
Conclusions:
initial substance consumption occurs predominantly in a social context and begins in early adolescence. The propensity to consume increases as students age, with higher consumption being noted among older adolescents.
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