Biomedical subjects

M C Pecci

Publications and source records attributed to M C Pecci.

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PubMed1995

[Young men and psychoactive substances].

This study compares prevalence rates of psychoactive substances use in two samples of young men who were called to the Military Service Medical Examination, in Buenos Aires city, in two different periods of time: in 1992, a thousand nine hundred eighty men were included, and in 1994, a thousand four hundred eighty men answered the questionnaire. Same methodological procedures were applied in both periods. Marihuana consumption level showed no changes; little decrease were observed in cocaine declared consumption; alcohol abuse level also declined. Nevertheless, more than 3 of each ten young men recognized an alcoholic ingestion of more of 100 cc of absolute alcohol during the past 30 days before in both studies. Relations between use of legal and illegal psychoactive substances are explored in the 1994 sample.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1994

[Alcohol and drug consumption by adolescents in Buenos Aires].

In a group of 4800 young man--sample--who were called on to the Military Service Medical Examination in 1992, was investigated the legal and illegal psychoactive drugs using in. Findings show that: a) 42% were alcohol abusers during last 30 days; b) more than 17% have used marihuana once in their lives; c) 9.7% have used cocaine and d) 1 of each 10 have recognized use psychoactive drugs without medical prescription. Cultural practices linked to excessive alcohol abuse and the present increase use of other psychoactive drugs by young people are discussed.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1992

[Epidemiology of alcohol and drug abuse in Paraguay].

The results of a prevalence study on use- and abuse- of psychoactive substances, among a population aged 12 to 45 in Paraguay are presented. Presence of the depressive syndrome as well as attitudes and beliefs related to the use of psychoactive substances were also investigated. A bilingual questionnaire was drafted--i.e. a Spanish version and a Guarani version due to the Paraguayans' bilingual characteristic--that yielded acceptable validity and reliability levels. A stratified random sample was applied, with a total of 2,504 questionnaires filled out. Weighted data are shown here as studied by sex, age-group, socio-economic level, and presence of the depressive syndrome. Substance/alcohol use patterns were found out to be widely tolerant about abusing legal substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and psychotropic drugs. As regards illicit substances use, inhalants head the list followed by marijuana at a close range.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1991

[Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and drug dependence].

A research has been carried out at several centers for the treatment of drug abusers in Argentina, during the year 1989. Questions related to HIV infection were included among the topics under study. A questionnaire was filled out by 659 patients from both State-run, and private rehabilitation centers. 13.7% of the patients informed that they were HIV-infected, a percentage that reached 21% among shot injected drug abusers. An inquiry about prevention and care strategies (if any) these abusers resorted to, as far as the avoidance of HIV transmission to other people was concerned, revealed a tremendous lack of information. Thus, the major differences between HIV-infected, or non-infected substance abusers referred only to the kind of abused substance, and addiction consequences. Infected patients feature a higher cocaine consumption, higher overdose problems, accidents, and police taking them into custody.

Female↗