ABSTRACT
Objectives
To track the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs among users of primary health care and to identify factors associated with the need for brief intervention for use of these substances.
Methods
Cross-sectional study developed with 1,489 of users of basic unit of health of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who responded to the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test between the years 2013 and 2014. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify sociodemographic characteristics associated with the need of brief intervention for alcohol and drugs.
Results
The most commonly used substances were alcohol (39.5%), tobacco (20.3%) and among illicit drugs, marijuana (1.9%). In both sexes, a greater chance of need for brief intervention for use of tobacco and alcohol were found among people with low education, high household income and without religion.
Conclusion
The results indicate socioeconomic characteristics as determinants of need of brief intervention for use of alcohol and tobacco.
Alcohol drinking; smoking; street drugs; prevention and control; primary health care.