| Revista: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000451945 |
| ISSN: | 1984-8250 |
| Autors: | Siani Morello, Manuela Roque1 Pereira, Lucas Borges1 Ferreira, Iahel Manon de Lima1 Jirón Aliste, Marcela2 Pereira, Leonardo Régis Leira1 |
| Institucions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Any: | 2022 |
| Volum: | 58 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of and characterize the use of psychoactive drugs among drug users in a Brazilian municipality, relating the findings to factors associated with the consumption of these substances. Through a cross-sectional design, 1,355 drug users from the public health systems community pharmacies were interviewed. Sociodemographic and health-related data were collected, as well as any other prescribed drugs. The prevalence of psychoactive drug use within the last month was 31.0%, with antidepressants and benzodiazepines being the most prescribed (53.5% and 24.6% respectively). Most psychoactive drug users were female (81.9%), lived with a partner (52.6%), had private health insurance (69.2%) and a monthly per-capita income up to one minimum wage (54.0%). The adjusted Odds Ratio (OR) confirmed the following factors to be positively associated with the use of psychoactive drugs: female gender (OR=2.06; 95% CI 1.44; 2.95), age ≥60 years old (OR=1.77; 95% CI 1.26; 2.48), follow-up with a psychologist (OR=4.12; 95% CI 1.84; 5.25), absence of regular physical activity (OR=1.59; 95% CI 1.13; 2.23), and smokers (OR=1.94; 95% CI 1.26; 2.97). Approximately one out of three individuals used at least one psychoactive drug. Health managers should focus the planning and actions aimed at their rational use for these groups, leading to increased overall treatment success |
| Disciplines | Medicina |
| Paraules clau: | Salud pública, Farmacología, Drogas psicotrópicas, Farmacoepidemiología, Prescripción de medicamentos |
| Keyword: | Public health, Pharmacology, Psychotropic drugs, Pharmacoepidemiology, Drug prescription |
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