O efeito da interação social entre os jovens nas decisões de consumo de álcool, cigarros e outras drogas ilícitas

Abstract

This study analyzed the influence of the social interactions effect of young people in schools, public and private, on the consumption decisions of illicit drugs, alcohol or cigarettes. For this, individual behavior equations were estimated with instruments for social interactions and data from the National School of Health, 2012. The results indi­cated that the effect of these interactions on consumption decisions of illicit substances are higher compared to the influence of characteristics families. For example, moving a young in a public school where 80% of students smoke to a school where this rate is 50% would completely offset the higher risk of youth smoking associated with the fact of a parent smoking. In addition, the results showed that parental involvement with the activities of the children may be more important to inhibit the consumption of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes than parents’ education and family living standards.