Factores de riesgo influyentes en consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en estudiantes universitarios en tiempos de covid-19

Introduction: The consumption of psychoactive substances has become a public health problem,having great consequences on the health, economy, academic performance, family, and socialcoexistence of the consumer.Objective: To determine the risk factors influencing the consumption of psychoactive substances inuniversity students during COVID-19.Materials and Methods: Research with quantitative correlational, cross-sectional descriptive type, witha sample of 272 university students of a University of Barranquilla of the Nursing program of fourth, fifth,sixth, seventh, and eighth semesters. The instrument used was a virtual survey divided into fivesections, comprising identification and sociodemographic data, individual, sociocultural, family, andpsychological factors.Results: In the statistical analysis, the predominant sex was female with 69%, and 74% of them aged17–20 years. Seventy-nine percent stated that they had consumed psychoactive substances, and 58%indicated that the type of psychoactive substance they had consumed for the first time was alcohol.Discussion: In contrast to a study conducted by Fernández et al, in 2021, it was found that thefrequency of consumption of psychoactive substances in the students of the Simón Bolívar Universitywas higher with a percentage of 74%, on the other hand the study in question only 41.8% consumedsome type of psychoactive substance (alcohol, tobacco, etc.).Through the research carried out, it waspossible to evaluate each of the factors that significantly influence the consumption of psychoactivesubstances, taking into account each of the variables evaluated (sociodemographic, consumption,individual, family, psychological, sociocultural) in times of COVID-19. Introducción: El consumo de sustancias psicoactivas se ha convertido en un problema de salud pública, teniendo grandes consecuencias en la salud, economía, rendimiento académico, la convivencia familiar y social del individuo consumidor.Objetivo: Determinar los factores de riesgo que influyen en el consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en estudiantes universitarios en tiempos de COVID-19.Materiales y Métodos: Investigación con enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo descriptivo correlacional, con una muestra de 272 estudiantes universitarios de una Universidad de Barranquilla del programa de Enfermería de cuarto, quinto, sexto, séptimo y octavo semestre. El instrumento utilizado fue una encuesta virtual estuvo dividida en 5 secciones, que comprenden la parte de datos de ident