ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES
Consumption of
Psychoactive Substances in Educational Institutions: an
Inquiry into the State of Affairs in the Schools of Córdoba.
Lucchese MSM, Burrone MS, Enders JE, Fernández AR.
Revista Facultad de Ciencias Medicas 2014; 71(1):36-42
Admission Department, School
of Medical Sciences - Universidad Nacional de
Córdoba.Córdoba. Argentina. Enrique Barros s/n- Ciudad
Universitaria. admision@fcm.unc.edu.ar
Abstract
This study describes and analyses the consumption of
psychoactive substances in educational institutions, the
school environment conditions and its relation to the school
standing of the students. In the first stage, a quantitative
evaluation was performed, based on the records of the Second
National Survey of Secondary School Students carried out in
Córdoba in 2005; the second stage used a qualitative
approach. A multistage probabilistic sample of 4593 students
was used for the quantitative assessment. The analysis
comprised summary measurements, multivariate and factorial
correspondence analysis, in all cases with a significance
level of p < 0.05. For the qualitative stage, an
ethnographic approach was applied. The state schools were
chosen using an intentional, cumulative and sequential
sampling method. Ten in-depth interviews were carried out to
gather qualitative data that was analyzed using the
comparative constant method. Results evince that consumption
is lower among morning-shift students and that grade
repetition and behavior problems are associated to
consumption of illegal drugs. Furthermore, it was detected
that students in night-shift schools with low academic and
disciplinary demand standards have a higher probability of
consumption. It is clear that as academic standards decrease,
consumption increases.
Keywords: education, adolescents, substance-related
disorders.
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