Are reasons for the first use of drugs and family circumstances predictors of future use patterns?

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dc.contributor.authorDe Micheli, D.
dc.contributor.authorFormigoni, MLOS
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-24T12:33:11Z
dc.date.available2016-01-24T12:33:11Z
dc.date.issued2002-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to investigate whether the level of drug dependence in adolescents can be predicted by any of the following factors: the reasons to which the first use or non-use of drugs is attributed, living arrangements, economic situation, family history of alcohol use, or school delay. 213 Brazilian adolescents were classified according to DSM-III-R criteria as: 71 non-drug-dependent users (Group 1), 71 lightly/moderately dependent users (Group 2), and 71 severely dependent users (Group 3). Logistic regression identified the following predictors of current drug use patterns: low economic level, school delay, living only with the mother, having a poor/bad family relationship, and influence of friends, pleasure seeking, or curiosity as reasons for initial drug use. Among Groups I and 2, never felt like trying, fear of dying from an overdose, and religious reasons were the main reasons for not using other drugs. School delay and troubled family relationships were important predictors of current drug dependence, and pleasure seeking was a prominent reason for initial drug use. This suggests that drug use prevention should not simply focus on reducing drug availability but also on helping young people to develop good family/peer relationships and finding healthy ways to enjoy themselves. (C) 2001 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Psychobiol, BR-04023062 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Psychobiol, BR-04023062 São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent87-100
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4603(00)00167-2
dc.identifier.citationAddictive Behaviors. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier B.V., v. 27, n. 1, p. 87-100, 2002.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0306-4603(00)00167-2
dc.identifier.issn0306-4603
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/26704
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000172766000007
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relation.ispartofAddictive Behaviors
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
dc.subjectadolescenceen
dc.subjectdrug abuseen
dc.subjectreasons for first useen
dc.subjectreasons for not using drugsen
dc.titleAre reasons for the first use of drugs and family circumstances predictors of future use patterns?en
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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