ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the relationship between risk perception and behaviors related to driving a motor vehicle under the influence of cannabis. Method: The research was carried out through a cross-sectional survey. 382 undergraduate students between the ages of 17 and 29 were interviewed at a...
ABSTRACT Objective: analyze the relationship between the perception of harm and benefits associated with the use of marijuana and its relation to real consumption, as well as the intention to use it in a context of regulatory changes, in young students, between 15 and 17 years old, of a public school in...
ABSTRACT Objective: analyze the perception of harm and benefits, and its association with the use of marijuana in high school students, as well as the intention to use it in a context of regulatory changes. Method: a quantitative, exploratory, cross-sectional study was designed, applying a self-adminis...
Conceição, Maria Inês Gandolfo;
Rodriguez, Maria Fernanda Reyes;
Henriquez, Patricia Cid;
Modeste, Narsha;
Wynter, Jason;
Gray-Phillip, Gaile;
Tavarez, Guarionex Gomez;
Husaini, Danladi Chiroma;
Tapia, Maria Gabriela Morgado;
Fierro, Karina Rivera;
Hamilton, Hayley;
Khenti, Akwatu;
Hynes, Marya;
Ventura, Carla Arena;
Brands, Bruna.
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the perception of harms and benefits associated with cannabis use among adolescents and how regulatory changes might affect their intention to use marijuana. Method: this multi-centric cross-sectional survey study. participants included 2717 students aged 15-17 from...
ABSTRACT Objective: to explore the attitudes toward persons who abuse drugs (alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine) in one urban community on the Island of New Providence, in the Bahamas. Method: a cross-sectional survey was utilized to get the data. The sample size was 126 respondents. Results: attitudes...
ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the relationship between knowledge of consequences and drug use in undergraduate students of a university in San José, Costa Rica. Method: the cross-sectional study examines the demographic profile of the sample and the relationship between knowledge of consequences, ...
Amaya, Cristina de;
Mann, Robert;
Hamilton, Hayley;
Erickson, Pat;
Brands, Bruna;
Giesbrecht, Norman;
Wright, Maria da Gloria Miotto;
Cumsille, Francisco;
Sapag, Jaime;
Khenti, Akwatu.
O objetivo do estudo foi examinar a relação entre o uso e o abuso de drogas e maus-tratos durante a infância em estudantes universitários na cidade de San Salvador, El Salvador. Trata-se de estudo exploratório, de corte transversal, com uma amostra de 272 estudantes. Os resultados indicaram que 43% ...
Pizzanelli, Miguel;
Mann, Robert;
Hamilton, Hayley;
Erickson, Pat;
Brands, Bruna;
Giesbrecht, Norman;
Wright, Maria da Gloria Miotto;
Cumsille, Francisco;
Sapag, Jaime;
Khenti, Akwatu.
Se evaluó la prevalencia del uso y abuso de sustancias psicoactivas en los estudiantes y su relación con las experiencias adversas durante la infancia y la adolescencia en una investigación de tipo exploratorio, transversal, observacional, basada en el autoreporte de 280 estudiantes universitarios. El...
The research aimed to clarify the relationships between spirituality, gender, and drug use among undergraduate students of one university in Barbados. A quota sample of 250 students was required from the Faculty of Social Sciences as the study was part of a larger multi-centric study involving students f...
