Representaciones sociales del consumo problemático de sustancias psicoactivas en estudiantes de la Fundación Uiversitaria Los Libertadores

Abstract

He main objective of this research is to identify the social concept of the problematic consumption of psychoactive substances of the young students of the F.U.L.L. through focus group sessions, in order to be able to know the subjective realities of our educational community regarding the problem of consumption since the mayor of Bogotá in the period of 2011 addresses a topic on public policy for care and prevention of consumption and the link to the supply of psychoactive substances in the capital. It is identical that groups of young people recognize the physical and psychological consequences of a consumption of psychoactive substances, for example they recognize that physical health tends to deteriorate once consumption becomes problematic, on the psychological side, it is evident that young people they emphasize that consumption tends to become problematic, when addiction becomes evident, a psychosocial part is affected when family and peer ties are broken, and a motivational part when their daily roll only faces consumption.