@article{Ocasio-Peña_Hernández Morla_2022, title={Vaporizers in Adolescents: Associated Factors, Prevalence, and Community Perspective on Health Promotion}, volume={22}, url={https://revistahorizonte.ujat.mx/index.php/horizonte/article/view/5052}, DOI={10.19136/hs.a22n1.5052}, abstractNote={<p>Objective: In the third of the Sustainable Development Goals: Health and Well-being, there<br />is a goal aimed at strengthening the prevention and treatment of substance abuse. Three<br />objectives are proposed: (1) identify a bibliography regarding the use of vaporizers in<br />adolescents and young people to verify important variables as associated factors, and (2)<br />carry out a community compilation through interviews and forums to recognize the social<br />perception of the use of vaporizers, and (3) determine, in the population of Puerto Rican<br />youth and adolescents, the prevalence of the use of vaporizers.<br />Materials and methods: A mixed study: qualitative observational and cross-sectional<br />analytical was carried out with data collection consisting of a review of 13 articles, interviews<br />with key informants who work with the health and safety of young Puerto Ricans, and<br />analysis, using the SPSS program, of the prevalence of the Puerto Rican self-administered<br />questionnaire Consulta Juvenil as a secondary database (n=8,603).<br />Results: The literature establishes associated factors such as marketing, family relationship,<br />and socialization. It was found that organizations view community health promotion as a<br />preventive method. 21.9% of high school students use vaporizers. 22.1% do not know the<br />substance contained in their vaporizer.<br />Conclusion: Health promotion is based on favorable public policies, health education, socialcommunity<br />mobilization, and multidisciplinary work. We recommend that evaluations and<br />prevention of the use of vaporizers be practiced based on health-promoting public health. In<br />this way, the Sustainable Development Goal will be worked on: Health and Well-being for<br />the protection of young generations and to reduce the prevalence of substance use.<br />Keywords: Vaporizers; Puerto Rico, Adolescents; Health Promotion.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Horizonte Sanitario}, author={Ocasio-Peña, Carolina and Hernández Morla, Ubalmi}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={117-123} }