Due to the importance of this issue, the current study
investigated the sociodemographic profiles and the alcohol
and drug use of a nationwide sample of college students. The
prevalences of the hazardous use of alcohol, other drugs,
and both were also estimated. After accounting for the fact
that gender and age are sociodemographic variable that are
generally associated with drug use,6-8,14 the present study
highlights the specific gender and age-related effects of
drug use among Brazilian college students.