Exogenous drug intoxication among young people of Rio Grande do Sul

Authors

  • Elisa Inês Klinger Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil.
  • Dionata Cristiano Schmidt Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil.
  • Daniela Barbosa Lemos Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil.
  • Luiza Pasa Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil.
  • Lia Gonçalves Possuelo Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil.
  • Andréia Rosane de Moura Valim Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v1i1.8216

Abstract

Background and objective: the wide variety of drugs available in the market, brought important changes in the aspect of drug use, however, there are also problems related to these products, among these, exogenous intoxication, considered a world wide problem in the health sector, especially among women. The aim of the study was to analyze the data reported by exogenous drug intoxication among young adults of Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: it is an ecological descriptive study of cases of exogenous drug intoxication of individuals between 20- 39 years of age, from Rio Grande do Sul, reported in the years 2011-2015, at Information System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN). Results: 1,278 notifications of exogenous intoxication caused by drugs were found. Of these, 76.29% of the cases were female, 85.21% were white, 25.98% had incomplete primary education and 85.52% lived in urban areas. Of the reported cases, it highlights the 1,038 cases of attempted suicide (81.22%), followed by 68 cases of self-medication (5.32%). Conclusions: the exogenous drug intoxication among young adults in Rio Grande do Sul is serious and worrying, indicating the importance of educational measures of prevention and health promotion in this population. KEYWORDS: Pharmaceutical Preparations. Poisoning. Young Adult.

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Published

2016-10-03

How to Cite

Klinger, E. I., Schmidt, D. C., Lemos, D. B., Pasa, L., Possuelo, L. G., & Valim, A. R. de M. (2016). Exogenous drug intoxication among young people of Rio Grande do Sul. Revista De Epidemiologia E Controle De Infecção, 1(1), 44-52. https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v1i1.8216

Issue

v. 6 (2016): SUPLEMENTO - II Congresso Brasileiro Interdisciplinar de Promoção da Saúde

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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