Resumen de Perfiles de consumo de sustancias y contextos recreativos en estudiantes universitarios argentinos

Angelina Pilatti, Fermín Fernández Calderón, Gabriela Rivarola Montejano, Yanina Michelini, Ricardo Marcos Pautassi

• español

  El policonsumo de sustancias psicoactivas está asociado a consecuencias negativas para la salud. Asimismo, diferentes contextos recreativos se asocian al consumo de determinadas sustancias. En Argentina, sin embargo, son escasas las investigaciones que examinen el policonsumo de sustancias y, además, su asociación con contextos recreativos particulares. Este trabajo examinó, en 382 estudiantes universitarios argentinos perfiles de consumidores de sustancias y su relación con la frecuencia de participación en diferentes contextos recreativos. Los estudiantes completaron una encuesta online sobre consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y frecuencia de asistencia a diferentes contextos recreativos. Mediante un análisis de clases latentes se identificaron tres perfiles de consumidores que difirieron en su probabilidad de exhibir consumo de sustancias legales o ilegales. Las clases con policonsumo, comparadas con la clase de consumo exclusivo de alcohol, asistieron con una frecuencia significativamente mayor a festivales de música, conciertos, fiestas de cuarteto-peña y a fiestas en casa. Los hallazgos destacan las características de consumo de esta población - ubicándola en un espacio de vulnerabilidad incluso superior al típicamente encontrado para este rango etario- y su relación con la asistencia a contextos recreativos específicos

• English

  Polydrug use is associated with several negative consequences on health. Also, attendance to different recreational contexts is associated with consumption of certain substances. In Argentina, however, there is little research that examines the polydrug use of substances and, moreover, its association with particular recreational contexts. The present study examined, in 382 college students from Argentina, the association between substance use patterns and attendance to different recreational contexts. The students completed an online survey that measured substance use and frequency of attendance to music festivals, home parties/prepartying, regional music festivals, nightclubs and concerts. Three substance-use profiles, two of polydrug use, were identified via Latent Class Analysis. These classes differed in their probability of exhibiting legal or illegal substance use and, additionally, in their frequency of assistance to different recreational contexts. Classes with polydrug use, compared with the alcohol-drinkers only class, exhibited significantly greater frequency of attendance to music festivals, concerts, regional music festivals and parties at home/prepartying. These findings highlight the large prevalence of polydrug use within Argentinean college students, which heightens their already high vulnerability for drug-related negative consequences. Moreover, the data suggests a significant association between polydrug use and assistance to specific recreational contexts.