El consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en las mujeres colombianas en estado de gestación

Abstract

The problem of drug trafficking entails the criminalization of the production and marketing of certain psychoactive substances, as well as their consumption. However, this problem can also be addressed from a health and social perspective because of the impacts it generates on certain population groups. Thus, this article aims to characterize, through a statistical analysis, the use of legal and illegal substances by pregnant women in Colombia. The National Survey of Psychoactive Substances Consumption in the General Population - ENCSPA- 2019 conducted by the DANE presents a first approximation of the main sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women consumers. The information is processed using the Rstudio software. With regard to the conclusions, it should be noted that there are negative representations, stigmas and imaginations, not only because they are women but also because they are pregnant.