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O cannabis é a droga ilícita mais consumida em Portugal nas várias faixas etárias, o que se pode
justificar com o facto desta substância ser vista como uma “droga leve” – sem grandes riscos sobre o
consumo - e também por esta substância ser considerada como a mais fácil/acessível de acederem num
período de 24 horas, sem grandes consequências para o consumidor comparativamente a outras drogas.
Assim, o presente estudo foca-se na perceção de risco do consumo de cannabis dos adolescentes e jovens
adultos, de modo a perceber se o consumo desta substância é condicionado pela noção (ou falta dela) dos
riscos associados ao uso de cannabis. Para isso, recorremos a um Questionário Sociodemográfico, um
questionário sobre o consumo de cannabis e sobre a perceção de risco. Os instrumentos foram aplicados a
306 sujeitos, a maioria do género feminino (n = 208, 68%), com idades entre os 16 e os 53 (M=17,
DP=4.51). Os resultados permitem perceber que quanto maior é a frequência de consumo de cannabis,
menor é a perceção de risco associado a esta substância. Também se verificaram diferenças entre o
género, ou seja, as raparigas têm uma maior perceção de risco em relação aos rapazes. De igual modo deu
para perceber que há diferenças entre a escolaridade, em que quanto mais instruído for o sujeito, maior
perceção existe sobre os riscos de cannabis. Assim sendo, tal como a literatura nos tem evidenciado,
pode-se concluir neste estudo que há uma menor perceção dos riscos do consumo de cannabis junto dos
consumidores mais frequentes
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in Portugal in the various age groups, which can be justified by the fact that this substance is seen as a “light drug” - without major risks to use - and also because this substance is considered as the easier / affordable to access within 24 hours, with no major consumer consequences compared to other drugs. Thus, the present study focuses on the risk perception of cannabis use among adolescents and young adults, in order to understand whether the use of this substance is conditioned by the notion (or lack thereof) of the risks associated with cannabis use. For this study we used a sociodemographic questionnaire (self-answer), a questionnaire on cannabis use and a set of questions to assess the perception of risk. The instruments were applied in paper format and in digital format to 306 subjects of secondary, professional and university education, being 98 male (32%) and 208 females (68%). Participants ranged in age from 16 to 53 (M = 17, SD = 4.51). The results show that the higher the frequency of cannabis use, the lower the risk perception associated with this substance. There were also gender differences, that is, girls have a higher risk perception than boys. Similarly, you can see that there are differences between education, in which the more educated is, the greater the perception of cannabis risks. Thus, as the literature has shown us, it can be concluded from this study that there is a lower perception of the risks of cannabis use among the most frequent consumers
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in Portugal in the various age groups, which can be justified by the fact that this substance is seen as a “light drug” - without major risks to use - and also because this substance is considered as the easier / affordable to access within 24 hours, with no major consumer consequences compared to other drugs. Thus, the present study focuses on the risk perception of cannabis use among adolescents and young adults, in order to understand whether the use of this substance is conditioned by the notion (or lack thereof) of the risks associated with cannabis use. For this study we used a sociodemographic questionnaire (self-answer), a questionnaire on cannabis use and a set of questions to assess the perception of risk. The instruments were applied in paper format and in digital format to 306 subjects of secondary, professional and university education, being 98 male (32%) and 208 females (68%). Participants ranged in age from 16 to 53 (M = 17, SD = 4.51). The results show that the higher the frequency of cannabis use, the lower the risk perception associated with this substance. There were also gender differences, that is, girls have a higher risk perception than boys. Similarly, you can see that there are differences between education, in which the more educated is, the greater the perception of cannabis risks. Thus, as the literature has shown us, it can be concluded from this study that there is a lower perception of the risks of cannabis use among the most frequent consumers
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Cannabis Perceção de risco Consumo Adolescentes Jovens Adultos Risk perception Consumption Teenagers Young adults