Evaluation of the effects of using an instrument on low-risk marijuana use by university students

• Grant number: 24/15164-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2024
• End date: October 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Public Health
• Principal Investigator: Luciana Togni de Lima e Silva Surjus
• Grantee: Paula Mendes dos Santos
• Host Institution: Instituto de Saúde e Sociedade (ISS). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Baixada Santista. Santos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Marijuana is the most widely used illicit substance in the world, although it is still prohibited in most countries, and is most prevalent among young adults. University life encourages the consumption of psychoactive substances and is not always accompanied by information that guides the possibility of low-risk consumption or harm reduction strategies. This research aims to evaluate the effects of using a reflection guide on cannabis consumption, developed in Canada in the context of the legalization of the non-medical use of marijuana, and will be developed as a subproject of a master's research that will address the adaptation of the guide to the Brazilian reality.