Pattern of psychoactive substance use by students - Ribeirão Preto

The aim was to analyze the use of psychoactive substances among students in their final year of middle school and high school in Ribeirão Preto and reflect on the pattern of psychoactive drug use based on epidemiological studies conducted over the last century. This is a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire in 29 municipal schools in Ribeirão Preto - SP with 3,955 students. We realized the need to implement specific public policies, provide alternative spaces for leisure, train teachers to motivate students to remain at school, and provide programs and activities that meet their social reality and that are applicable.

本研究旨在分析巴西圣保罗州（SP）里贝朗普雷图市初中及高中毕业班学生的精神活性物质（psychoactive substances）使用现状，并基于近一个世纪以来的流行病学研究成果，对精神药物使用模式展开反思。本研究为横断面研究（cross-sectional study），于里贝朗普雷图市的29所市属学校中开展，采用自填式问卷（self-administered questionnaire）进行调查，共纳入3955名学生参与。本研究认为，亟需制定针对性公共政策，提供课余休闲替代场所，开展教师培训以激励学生坚持在校就学，并开设契合学生社会现实且具备可操作性的项目与活动。