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Revista Ciencias de la Salud

Print version ISSN 1692-7273On-line version ISSN 2145-4507

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LARA HIDALGO, Catalina; VARGAS CASAS, Gina Milena  and  SALCEDO MONSALVE, Alejandra. Drugs of abuse consumption in health professionals (physicians and nurses) from two outpatient services of first level attention in Bogota. Rev. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2012, vol.10, suppl.1, pp.87-100. ISSN 1692-7273.

We conducted a study to establish the prevalence of drugs of abuse consumption in physicians and nurses in two health institutions in Bogota outpatient identify the frequency of consumption, to establish the prevalence of alcoholism using the CAGE questionnaire and explore the interest participate in prevention or reduction of consumption in the workplace. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study by applying an anonymous survey. Results: There were 58 questionnaires (38 in physicians and 20 nurses). The substances most consumed in both groups were alcohol, cigarettes and energy drinks, followed on medical by marijuana in nursing followed by barbiturates, antidepressants, amphetamines and opiates. The prevalence of alcoholism was greater than 8% in both groups. 58% of physicians and 70% of nurses would participate in the design of occupational health programs to reduce the consumption of psychoactive substances. Conclusions: The use of drugs of abuse is higher that found in the literature for most of the substances in the general population and is similar to the revised health personnel. It recommends the formulation and implementation of corporate policy within the framework of occupational health work of these institutions, aimed at reducing and preventing the consumption of psychoactive substances.

Keywords : alcohol; drugs of abuse; medical staff; nurses; frequency; prevalence; alcohol drinking; occupational health; prevention and control.

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