The use of drugs in the family and evaluation of relationship with the parents second adolescents of high school

Abstract

The literature has showed a considerable increase, each time earlier, from the usage of these substances by the adolescents. The purpose of this study was to identify the types of substances mostly used by people close to drug addicted and non-drug addicted adolescents and to verify how the adolescents of both groups evaluate the relationship between them and their parents. 568 adolescents took part in this work by answering an anonymous self-filling questionnaire. The analysis involved: a) the description of the distribution of variables; b) chi-square test. It was noticed that the consumption of substances such as alcohol and tobacco by relatives was significantly greater within the group of drug addicted than within the group of non-drug addicted. Regardless of drug addicted friends, the statistically differences were found in relation to some certain substances such alcohol, tobacco, weed, anabolic substances and appetite moderator. The adolescents from both groups evaluate the relationship whit their mothers as being “excellent”. This data shows the importance of the evaluation of familiar factors that might be associated with the drug addiction during adolescence.