Consumo de álcool na vida de jovens estudantes: consequências sociais, educacionais e para a saúde.

Abstract

This paper has as its theme "Alcohol Consumption in the Life of Young Students: Social, Educational and Health Consequences". The general objective was to present the consequences of alcohol use in the lives of young students. The specific objectives were: to understand the social consequences of alcohol use and to reflect what the use of alcohol causes for the health of the students. The research allowed us to identify the problems arising from the experience of these young people, and to verify their participation in the classroom during the study. These young constituents of the sample for analysis performed do not benefit from specialized technical assistance, destined by the school. We present an exploratory methodology and a descriptive character, as well as a bibliographical incursion of a qualitative nature. The data collection instrument was based on a questionnaire with twenty-one questions related to the research objectives. The sample is composed of eight students from a state public school in the city of Bonito de Santa Fe, in the Alto Sertão da Paraíba. The data analysis was based on a reading based on the critical-dialectical theory, which is based on the theoretical contribution of authors such as: Medeiros (2007), Inaba (1991), LONGENECKER (2002) and Paulino (1994). The results show that students often use drinks without realizing the harm they are causing to their health and causing various problems for the family, so it has been seen that the social, educational and health damages found are many. These adolescents are young, most of them started their first contacts with alcoholic beverages in their infancy. We propose a partnership between the school and health professionals to find ways to alert young people about the consequences of alcohol use.