Perception of risk and driving under the effects of alcohol and marijuana on university students in a multicenter study: Colombia

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the relationship between the perception of risk and the behavior of driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana or getting into a vehicle driven by someone under the effects of these substances in order to identify risk factors and protective factors. Method: Multicenter study cross sectional survey with students from a University in Colombia (n = 493) completed a survey prepared during the International Program of Training in Research for Health Professionals and Related Areas to Study the Drug Phenomenon in Latin America and the Caribbean. Results: An inverse relationship was observed between each of the three levels of risk perception: Detection (p