Drug Use Of Illegal Drugs By Adolescents At The Madrid Region

In this study the focus of analysis is the prevalence of consumption of ilegal drugs (cannabis, cocaine, synthetic and medical drugs) in adolescents of Madrid. A sample of 1570 subjectos of boths sexes was studied (54.4% were boys and 45.6% were girls) within a range from 14 to 18 years of age. The...

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Published inAdicciones (Palma de Mallorca) Vol. 11; no. 4
Main Authors Muñoz Rivas, MJ, Cruzado Rodríguez, JA, Graña Gómez, JL
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Palma de Mallorca Socidrogalcohol 01.10.1999
Subjects
Alcohol
Drugs
Marijuana
Teenagers
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Summary:In this study the focus of analysis is the prevalence of consumption of ilegal drugs (cannabis, cocaine, synthetic and medical drugs) in adolescents of Madrid. A sample of 1570 subjectos of boths sexes was studied (54.4% were boys and 45.6% were girls) within a range from 14 to 18 years of age. The results pointed out that cannabis was the drug most consumed by young people showing a prevalence of consumption higher than that obtained by the other ilegal drugs. The use of this type of drugs keeps a direct relationship with age, the group of 16 to 18 years old being the one of higher risk comparing with those of lower age.
ISSN:0214-4840