Psicothema
Volume 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-407

Drug consumption and perception among Latin American immigrants [Consumo de drogas y su percepción por parte de inmigrantes latinoamericanos] (Article)

Navarro S.T. , Zurián J.C.V. , Gómez M.C. , Aleixandre N.L. , Calatayud V.A. , Herzog B. , Benavent R.A.*
  • a Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero, Universitat de Valencia (CSIC)
  • b Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero, Universitat de Valencia (CSIC)
  • c Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero, Universitat de Valencia (CSIC), Consellería de Sanitat (Generalitat Valenciana)
  • d Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero, Universitat de Valencia (CSIC)
  • e Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero, Universitat de Valencia (CSIC)
  • f Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero, Universitat de Valencia (CSIC)
  • g Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero, Universitat de Valencia (CSIC), Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero, Palau de Cerveró - Plaza de Cisneros, 4, 46003 Valencia, Spain

Abstract

The aim of this study is to obtain information about drug consumption, leisure activities and knowledge of community services among Spanish-speaking immigrants to prevent drug abuse in this population. Quantitative methodology was used. The field work of this study has two phases: in the first stage (2003), a survey of social perception of drugs was administered to 147 subjects. During the second stage (2004), 610 surveys were administered. Data were analysed by bivariate analysis. Usual consumption of alcohol was 40.1%, usual consumption of tobacco was 31.3%, and usual consumption of cannabis was 3.4% . Drug users considered that the main reason for drug consumption was «to have fun» (p<.03). There is a relationship between leisure time and drug use. Family plays an important role in drug abuse prevention and preventive drug abuse programs must be adapted to this population. Copyright © 2008 Psicothema.

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Index Keywords

South and Central America Latin America human middle aged statistics Substance-Related Disorders Aged ethnology Humans Adolescent male Emigrants and Immigrants female prevalence Article adult migration age Age Factors addiction attitude to health
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ISSN: 02149915
Cited by: 10
Original Language: Spanish