Manifestaciones clínicas en adolescentes consumidores de droga H de 15 a 18 años de edad
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2018
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Carrera de Medicina
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En la actualidad el consumo de droga se ha convertido en un problema de salud pública a nivel nacional e internacional que puede afectar a cualquier sexo, etnia, edad; esta problemática afecta con mayor prevalencia a los adolescentes, ya que este grupo es muy vulnerable pues se encuentra en una etapa de transición, el paso de la pubertad hacia la edad adulta que conlleva cambios tanto biológicos, físicos y psicológicos. Muchos son las causas de riesgo que rodean a los adolescentes para iniciar el consumo de drogas, pero cabe recalcar que el fácil camino a pequeñas dosis de droga que es proporcionada por los expendedores fuera de los centros educativos, parques etc.; en la actualidad es uno de los más relevantes así mismo son más vulnerables aquellos adolescentes que viven en hogares disfuncionales o están a cargo de parientes cercanos. Dentro de las complicaciones que se pueden presentar por el consumo de droga tenemos el síndrome de abstinencia, es decir el conjunto de síntomas y signos que presentan muchos de los adolescentes al tratar de dejar de consumir, es una de las causas por la que estos llegan por emergencia en el hospital León Becerra del cantón Milagro; entre otras complicaciones tenemos la depresión, ansiedad, baja autoestima, así mismo problema gástrico, y respiratorios. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo estudiar la población adolescente consumidores de drogas tanto licitas como ilícitas, determinar las causas de riesgo que llevaron a estos a iniciar su consumo, identificar las posibles complicaciones que esto puede causar en ellos, ya que se encuentran en una etapa de cambios y es en esta donde se forma la personalidad.
Currently, drug use has become a national and international public health problem that can affect any sex, ethnicity, age; This problem affects adolescents with greater prevalence, since this group is very vulnerable because it is in a transition stage, the transition from puberty to adulthood that involves both biological, physical and psychological changes. Many are the causes of risk surrounding adolescents to initiate drug use, but it should be stressed that the easy way to small doses of drugs that is provided by the dispensers outside schools, parks etc .; Currently, it is one of the most relevant. Adolescents who live in dysfunctional homes or are in charge of close relatives are more vulnerable. Among the complications that can occur due to drug use we have the withdrawal syndrome, that is to say, the set of symptoms and signs that many of the adolescents present when trying to stop consuming, is one of the reasons why they arrive by emergency at the León Becerra hospital of the Milagro canton; among other complications we have depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, gastric and respiratory problems. The objective of this research is to study the adolescent population of drug users, both licit and illicit, to determine the causes of risk that led them to begin their use, to identify the possible complications that this can cause in them, since they are at a stage of changes and it is in this where the personality is formed.
Currently, drug use has become a national and international public health problem that can affect any sex, ethnicity, age; This problem affects adolescents with greater prevalence, since this group is very vulnerable because it is in a transition stage, the transition from puberty to adulthood that involves both biological, physical and psychological changes. Many are the causes of risk surrounding adolescents to initiate drug use, but it should be stressed that the easy way to small doses of drugs that is provided by the dispensers outside schools, parks etc .; Currently, it is one of the most relevant. Adolescents who live in dysfunctional homes or are in charge of close relatives are more vulnerable. Among the complications that can occur due to drug use we have the withdrawal syndrome, that is to say, the set of symptoms and signs that many of the adolescents present when trying to stop consuming, is one of the reasons why they arrive by emergency at the León Becerra hospital of the Milagro canton; among other complications we have depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, gastric and respiratory problems. The objective of this research is to study the adolescent population of drug users, both licit and illicit, to determine the causes of risk that led them to begin their use, to identify the possible complications that this can cause in them, since they are at a stage of changes and it is in this where the personality is formed.
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Adolescente, Drogas ilícitas, Hospital General Dr. León Becerra Camacho, Cantón Milagro, Ecuador, Consumidores de drogas, Sustancias H, Signos y síntomas