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Salud mental
versión impresa ISSN 0185-3325
Resumen
VILLATORO VELAZQUEZ, Jorge Ameth et al. Contextual factors associated with marijuana use in school population. Salud Ment [online]. 2017, vol.40, n.3, pp.93-102. ISSN 0185-3325. https://doi.org/10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2017.012.
Introduction
Marijuana use among the student population has increased in Mexico and Latin America. There are social, interpersonal and individual factors associated with the onset and continuation of marijuana use. These include the availability of drugs in the community, opportunity for use, low perceived risk of harm from marijuana use and social tolerance by family and close friends. Moreover, these factors increase the probability of experimenting with other drugs, polysubstance use and dependence.
Objective
To identify the relationship between the level of urbanization, drug availability, exposure to opportunity for use, risk perception and social tolerance of the level of marijuana use among Mexican middle and high school students.
Method
The results are drawn from various surveys conducted in Mexico City and the National Survey of Drug Use among Students 2014. A total of 114 364 middle and high school students participated (49.8% boys and 50.2% girls).
Results
Of the respondent 10.6% had used marijuana at least once (12.9% boys and 8.4% girls). The variables that predicted higher marijuana use were drug use approval by family and best friend,, the level of urbanization and low risk perception.
Discussion and conclusion
Action must be taken on the factors mentioned to decrease the availability and use of drugs in the environment, and raise awareness of their consequences. These elements must be introduced systematically and creatively into preventive programs in this area.
Palabras llave : Risk factors; drug availability; exposure to opportunity of use; social tolerance; marijuana use; adolescence.