Consumo de álcool e outras drogas por estudantes universitários: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Among all stages of life, youth is marked as the phase of discovery, independence and challenges. When they started college, many young people leave their homes, create new friendships cycles and live many experiences that lead from the fun times, until stressful situations. For this reason, this group is among those who most use psychoactive substances, particularly alcohol and tobacco. Thus, the Objective of this study was: To identify and analyze the information available in articles, about the use of psychoactive substances by young students. Methodology: integrative literature review that used the databases LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences), MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) and SCIELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) for the bibliographic search. Selected articles we re written between 2006 and 2016, and were in according to the criteria we criated. Results: After reading in full, we found 11 articles about the use of both licit and illicit substances by students. Unanimously, alcohol, followed by tobacco, were the drugs most used by students. The surveys were conducted both in private and public institutions, and in almost every article the autors ask about the role of these higher level schools across this public health problem. Final Considerations: This integrative review highlighted the problem of drug use among college students, and that measures such as promotion, prevention and harm reduction, should be used to reduce or liability at the time of use. It is hoped the institutions effective and humanized approach about these substance used by this vulnerable population.