1. [Drug consumption and perception among Latin American immigrants].
- Author
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Tortajada Navarro S, Valderrama Zurián JC, Castellano Gómez M, Llorens Aleixandre N, Agulló Calatayud V, Herzog B, and Aleixandre Benavent R
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Emigrants and Immigrants statistics & numerical data, Female, Humans, Latin America epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Attitude to Health ethnology, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
- Abstract
The aim of this study is to obtain information about drug consumption, leisure activities and knowledge of community services among Spanish-speaking immigrants to prevent drug abuse in this population. Quantitative methodology was used. The field work of this study has two phases: in the first stage (2003), a survey of social perception of drugs was administered to 147 subjects. During the second stage (2004), 610 surveys were administered. Data were analysed by bivariate analysis. Usual consumption of alcohol was 40.1%, usual consumption of tobacco was 31.3%, and usual consumption of cannabis was 3.4%. Drug users considered that the main reason for drug consumption was "to have fun" (p<.03). There is a relationship between leisure time and drug use. Family plays an important role in drug abuse prevention and preventive drug abuse programs must be adapted to this population.
- Published
- 2008