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    God Forbids or Mom Disapproves? Religious Beliefs That Prevent Drug Use Among Youth
    (Sage Publications Inc, 2011-09-01) Sanchez, Zila M. [UNIFESP]; Opaleye, Emerita Satiro [UNIFESP]; Chaves, Tharcila V. [UNIFESP]; Noto, Ana R. [UNIFESP]; Nappo, Solange A. [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Researches have emphasized religiosity as a protective factor against drug use although the mechanism through which it occurs is still unknown. This article aims to explore religious beliefs that could prevent drug use among youth. Three sources of qualitative data were used: participant observation in 21 religious institutions, semistructured interviews of 37 religious leaders, and 6 focus groups comprised of 55 religious drug-naive youths. the young people's discourses and the sermons of religious leaders revealed that conceptions about drugs were based on media content, with little religious or scientific context. Catholics and Spiritists considered the consumption of licit drugs less harmful than that of illicit ones and were especially tolerant of the use of alcohol. Protestants were more emphatic when describing all drugs as being harmful to one's health. Findings suggest that young people who practice a religion invoke several religious concepts to justify their choice for not using drugs, and they attribute this position more to the family legacy than to their own religiosity. Thus youths' antidrug position was more reflective of family values than religious beliefs.
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    Religiosity and Tobacco and Alcohol Use in a Brazilian Shantytown
    (Informa Healthcare, 2012-01-01) Lucchetti, Giancarlo [UNIFESP]; Peres, Mario F. P. [UNIFESP]; Lucchetti, Alessandra L. G.; Koenig, Harold G.; São Paulo Med Spiritist Assoc; Hosp Joao Evangelista; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Hosp Israelita Albert Einstein; Duke Univ
    This article analyzes the role of religious involvement and religious beliefs in the prevalence and frequency of smoking and alcohol consumption. This was a cross-sectional, population-based study. in 2005, we conducted door-to-door interviews with 383 people, aged 18 years or more, randomly selected from the Paraisopolis shantytown in São Paulo, Brazil. Four regression models were created to explain the relationships among religious involvement, tobacco and alcohol use, controlling for demographic, social, and psychobehavioral factors. High religious attendance was associated with less alcohol use, alcohol abuse, tobacco use, and combined alcohol/tobacco use, as well as less days consuming alcoholic beverages per week, controlling for confounding factors. Additionally, high nonorganizational religious behavior was associated with less tobacco and combined alcohol/tobacco use. Religiosity plays an important role in the control of alcohol and tobacco use in a shantytown setting; further management initiatives in the area should consider this issue. the study's limitations are noted.
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    Religiosity as a protective factor against the use of drugs
    (Informa Healthcare, 2008-01-01) Sanchez, Zila Van der Meer [UNIFESP]; De Oliveira, Lucio Garcia; Nappo, Solange Aparecida [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Although many studies have suggested that risk and protective factors are related to the use of drugs, their role has not been given due importance. More attention to protective factors could make them a fundamental tool in prevention programs. Since low socioeconomic level and adolescence are known as risk factors, the aim of this study was to identify which factors would prevent Brazilian adolescents from low-income families from using drugs. A qualitative method and an intentional sample selected by criteria were adopted for this investigation. During 2003, sixty-two youngsters, ages 16 to 24 years old, 30 drug users, and 32 nonusers were administered a semistructured interview. the subjects perceived family and religiosity as important protective factors in their lives. With regard to religiosity, 81% of nonusers believed in and practiced a religion, whereas only 13% of users considered themselves as being religious. the belief in and practice of a religion were also more evident among family members of nonusers (74%) than those of users (33%). These results indicated that religion may be a relevant protective factor for the sample studied, helping the family unit in keeping youth away from drugs. the study's limitations were noted.