Prevención del Consumo de Sustancias en Adolescentes del Programa Acción Guambras del Proyecto Salesiano Ecuador. Quito 2022

Abstract

The aim of this research is to analyse the risk and protection factors that adolescents in the "Acción Guambras" programme have in relation to substance adolescents in the "Acción Guambras" programme in relation to substance use, to reveal the social problems that condition adolescents to substance use, as well as to find out whether family and social to find out whether family and social environment conditions play a determining role in the predisposition to consumption. predisposition to consumption. For this purpose, a quantitative approach was used in the research, characterised by being non-experimental, cross-sectional and descriptive. The instruments used for the The instruments used to collect the information were an ad hoc questionnaire that included four general areas: general information four general areas: general information, family structure, education and family income, The screening test for the detection of adolescent problems (POSIT) was also used. The most relevant results show that the sample investigated is vulnerable and has critical predisposing factors, critical factors that predispose them to substance use, especially a low level of income, child labour low level of income, a high percentage of child labour, a significant percentage of affected mental health a significant percentage of the sample, violent behaviour and family disintegration and family breakdown.