Extracurricular Activities: Are They an Effective Strategy against Drug Consumption?

This work describes data obtained among 16,117 high-school students in fifteen Brazilian cities, involving participation in a number of extracurricular activities and consumption of drugs and alcohol. In the great majority of cases, no association was found between attendance of artistic-, community...

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Published in:Journal of drug education 1993-01, Vol.23 (1), p.97-104
Main Authors: Carlini-Cotrim, Beatriz, de Carvalho, Vera Aparecida
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol use
Attendance
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil
Developing Countries
Drinking
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Drug prevention
Drug Use
Extracurricular Activities
Female
Foreign Countries
Health Education
High School Students
High Schools
Humans
Leisure Activities
Male
Medical sciences
Prevention
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotropic Drugs
Relationship
Religious activities
Religious participation
Sports
Students
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Tropical medicine
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Summary:This work describes data obtained among 16,117 high-school students in fifteen Brazilian cities, involving participation in a number of extracurricular activities and consumption of drugs and alcohol. In the great majority of cases, no association was found between attendance of artistic-, community-, or sports-related activities and the use of these substances. On the other hand, a weak but constant negative association was found involving alcohol/drug consumption and attendance of religious activities. The authors discuss these findings in the light of some current preconceptions prevailing in Brazilian society: namely, that such activities constitute effective strategies for drug use prevention and the “idle” young persons tend to be potential drug users. They also discuss the implications that among students involved in religious activities drug and alcohol consumption was shown to become slightly lower.
ISSN:0047-2379
1541-4159
DOI:10.2190/MTPL-90AP-UKRV-3NGP