USO DE DROGAS E DESEMPENHO ESCOLAR ENTRE JOVENS E ADOLESCENTES DO ENSINO MÉDIO DE UMA ESCOLA PÚBLICA DE PIRES DO RIO - GO/DRUG USE AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AMONG YOUNG TEENAGERS AND THE SCHOOL OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL OF PIRES DO RIO - GO

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of drug use by students in a state school of Pires do Rio, Goias, associating it with the performance of the same school. Participants were 371 high school students, aged 14 to 34, the morning and evening shifts who responded to an anonymous collectively in the classroom. The most frequently used drugs at least once in life, were alcohol (95.8%), tobacco (46.1%), marijuana (3.5%), solvents (4%), cocaine (4%) and crack (0.5%). From this study, it was possible that the failure rates presented in the periods investigated, was high when associated with students who have had contact with any drugs, which reinforces the hypothesis that the use of such substances can interfere the academic performance of students. It is considered necessary to implement intervention policies against drug use in order to minimize the problem.