Prevalence of psychoactive substance use by medical students at a school in Bahia, Brazil, 2018 Prevalência do uso de substâncias psicoativas por estudantes de medicina de uma

1. Graduanda da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP). Salvador-Bahia-Brasil. Enmail: camilatavares15.2@bahiana.edu.br; anabarbosa15.2@bahiana.edu.br; bartirasacramento15.2@bahiana.edu.br; tassianaanjos15.2@bahiana.edu.br. 2. Professor Adjunto da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (EBMSP). Salvador-Bahia-Brasil. juarezdias@bahiana.edu.br Correspondence: Camila Fagundes Tavares. Av Luis Viana Filho, 1831 Condomínio Amazônia, Edf. Rio Solimões. CEP: 41.730-101. Email: camilatavares15.2@bahiana.edu.br. ABSTRACT: Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of the use of alcohol, tobacco and other psychoactive substances among medical students at a private institution in Salvador-Bahia. Methods: A prevalence study with a probabilistic sample of students in 2018. A structured questionnaire with demographic, social, economic and behavioral data and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) were used as data collection instruments. Results: A total of 457 students composed the sample, with 62.7% being female, and a median age of 22.0 years. Self-declared heterosexual, 92.6%; race/color white skin, 56.3%; with a steady boyfriend/girlfriend, 53.7%; and Catholic religion, 45.2%. Use of alcoholic beverages (89.1%), marijuana (36.6%), tobacco (31.5%), inhalants (17.3%) and amphetamines (12.0%) at least once in their lives were the most referred. The Prevalence Reasons remained statistically significant for gender, age group, and sexual orientation when using the best available model. Conclusions: Consumption of tobacco, alcoholic beverages and marijuana presented a high prevalence mainly among young men and young individuals, and low for more potent drugs such as: hypnotics, hallucinogens and opioids.