Proyecto sobre prevención del alcoholismo y tabaquismo dirigido a los adolescentes del segundo año de bachillerato paralelo “a” de la Unidad Educativa Pedro Vicente Maldonado Riobamba. Provincia de Chimborazo 2014

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to identify the knowledge level and understanding of alcoholism and smoking among the ages of 12-17 years old in students of the educational unit Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Province of Chimborazo in Riobamba, 2014. A survey was applied to 35 adolescents including me and women in whom alcoholism levels and knowledge level is very low. A 86% Know about it, the think that alcoholism is just drinking beer. The knowledge about smoking is low and 80% does not have any concept about smoking. According to the practices of alcohol consumption, a 97% of adolescents consume alcoholic beverages whick affects many organs of the body. The age at which adolescents drank alcohol for the first time is 13 years old and they started in adolescence. A 66% of teenagers drink alcohol with friends. The drink at the beginning of the week in a 69% .The reasons for drinking are sadness when their girlfriends leave them in a 77% .The types of alcohol they consume are beer which are found in their homes or to affordable prices. On the consumption practices of cigarettes, 69% of teens use snuff without knowing that in a future time this causes problems in the mouth, cavities or lung cancer. The places where they smoke are classes in the morning because it’s cold. An 80%smoke to be accepted into a group. Therefore it was thought necessary to make a proposal for intervention and prevention of alcoholismo and smoking in order to improve the knowledge and practices of this group, helping with this to improve their health.