Consumo de las principales sustancias psicoactivas en tiempos de la pandemia de COVID-19 en estudiantes de enseñanza superior
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https://doi.org/10.12707/RVI22031Palabras clave:
psicotrópicos, estudiantes, educación superior, COVID-19Resumen
Marco contextual: La población estudiantil de la enseñanza superior está especialmente expuesta al riesgo de consumo y abuso de sustancias psicoactivas.
Objetivo: Analizar el consumo de las principales sustancias psicoactivas entre los estudiantes de enseñanza superior y su relación con las variables sociodemográficas y la irrupción de la pandemia de la COVID-19.
Metodología: Estudio analítico, observacional y transversal. Datos recogidos mediante un cuestionario realizado después del primer semestre del año académico 2020/2021, en una población de 8875 estudiantes del Instituto Politécnico de Braganza, en Portugal. Muestra de 825 estratificada para cada una de las cinco escuelas.
Resultados: El alcohol y el tabaco son las sustancias más consumidas y de las que más se abusa através de borracheras/tabaco (binge drinking/smoking). Los medicamentos psicoactivos y las drogas recreativas se consumen menos. El consumo se ve afectado por variables sociodemográficas: sexo, edad, escolaridad, enfermedad crónica, educación y profesión de los padres. Durante la pandemia de la COVID-19, los estudiantes percibieron un mayor consumo, excepto de alcohol.
Conclusión: El consumo de sustancias psicoactivas de los estudiantes de enseñanza superior se ve afectado por variables sociodemográficas y por la pandemia de la COVID-19.
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