Association between some risk factors and tobacco and/or alcohol consumption in adolescents

Introduction: Tobacco and alcohol consumption are the main addictions that occur in adolescents; They are important due to the large number of health, legal and social problems they can cause. Objective: Determine the association between family history of addictions, type of family functioning and tobacco and/or alcohol consumption in adolescents. Methods: An observational, analytical, case-control study was carried out in the period from September 2021 to April 2022; the universe was made up of 188 students from which 55 cases (tobacco or alcohol consumers) were selected and 110 controls. For the statistical analysis of the risk factors, the association was measured with the odds ratio and its confidence intervals (95% CI). Results: Tobacco consumption is the most frequent in the study group at 63.6%. The influence of the group with 34.5% was the most important motivation for the start of this practice. The family members who most strongly influenced the initiation of consumption were the parents, with 61.8%. 50.9% of the adolescents belonged to dysfunctional families. Conclusions: Tobacco or alcohol consumption in adolescents is associated with the presence of a family history of addictions and living in a dysfunctional family.