Abstract

RIOS MATEUS, Daniel Sebastián; MONGE ARCE, Karolina; CHAVARRIA ARRIETA, Sofía  and  ALFARO MORA, Ramsés. Characterization of drug consumption behaviors in university students of Costa Rica. Rev. colomb. cienc. quim. farm. [online]. 2019, vol.48, n.2, pp.348-356. ISSN 0034-7418.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcciquifa.v48n2.82704.

A cross-sectional, descriptive, unicentric and survey-type study was conducted in order to determine the characteristics of drug consumption in university students. 305 students, from the San Pedro University Center in Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica, were questioned. According to the data obtained, students invest mainly in the purchase of medicines when they get sick or feel bad (84.7%) and as a second reason (16.3%) to improve their concentration and increase energy.

Sex influences this activity, due to the greater predisposition of drug use by women than in men, being the price the main factor that influences their purchase.

Keywords : Drug consumption; students; investment; predisposition.

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