ALCOOL

ARTIGO ARTICLE

Uso de álcool, tabaco e outras drogas por adolescentes escolares em município do Sul do Brasil
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use by teenage students in a city in Southern Brazil

Patrícia Conzatti Vieira 1
Denise Rangel Ganzo de Castro Aerts 1
Sílvia Letícia Freddo 1
Alex Bittencourt 1
Lisiane Monteiro 2

1 Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva,
Universidade Luterana do
Brasil, Canoas, Brasil.
2 Secretaria Municipal de
Educação de Gravataí,
Gravataí, Brasil.

Correspondência
P. C. Vieira
Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva,
Universidade Luterana do
Brasil.
Rua Luiz Afonso 307, apto. 1102, Porto Alegre, RS
90050-310, Brasil. [e-mail] Abstract

Introdução

This study analyzes alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use by seventh-graders in municipal schools in the city of Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul State,
Brazil, and associated factors. A cross-sectional school survey was conducted in a representative random sample of 1,170 seventh-graders from municipal schools. The bivariate Cox regression model, modified for cross-sectional studies, was used to evaluate associations between specific factors and outcomes. Prevalence rates for lifetime consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs were 60.7%, 16.9%, and 2.4%, respectively.
Consumption rates in the previous 30 days were: alcohol, 33%; tobacco, 4.4%; and other drugs,
0.6%. The study showed an association with substance use by family and friends. Prevalence of tobacco and alcohol use during the previous
30 days was associated with feelings of sadness, loneliness, insomnia, and suicidal ideation. Use of other drugs was associated with loneliness and suicidal ideation.

A adolescência é uma fase da vida do ser humano caracterizada por mudanças biológicas, cognitivas, emocionais e sociais, constituindo-se em importante momento para a adoção de novas práticas, comportamentos e ganho de autonomia 1. É um período marcado pela indecisão 2, sinalizando a passagem da infância