RELACIÓN ENTRE SÍNTOMAS PSIQUIÁTRICOS Y LA SEVERIDAD DEL USO DE DROGAS EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS DE LA CIUDAD DE MONTERÍA

In recent years it has been observed an increase of drug use, especially among young people, who increasingly consume at an earlier age and in greater quantity, this increases the possibility of substance-related disorders and comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders. The study sought to describe the relationship between psychiatric symptoms and the severity of drug use in university students in the department of Córdoba (Colombia). The sample was 3550 students (Men = 48% and Women n = 52%), aged between 16 and 63 years. (M = 20.94 SD = 3.88) between 1st to 10th semester. Finding a statistically significant negative correlation between the consumption of amphetamine risk and the presence of phobic anxiety in men; in women, there was no significant correlation. There are no differences in the consumption of risk of substances in both genders, nor is there evidence for the thesis of the relationship between psychiatric symptoms and substance use, and its implications in diagnosis, as well as treatment of patients. En la puntuación y las 9 subescalas del SCL-90-R. IGS: Índice global de severidad; Psic.: Psicoticismo; Idpa.: ideación paranoide; Anfo.: Ansiedad Fóbica; Host.: Hostilidad; Ansi.: Ansiedad; Depr.: Depresión; Sens.: Sensibilidad interpersonal; Obco.: Obsesiones y compulsiones; Soma.: Somatización.