SEXUALITY AND DRUG CONSUMPTION IN YOUTH NIGHTLIFE: CASE STUDY IN GRANADA

Abstract

Drug use and sexual practice are associated with practices in society, often carried out with situations of risk, especially in young people, due to a lifestyle to meet needs immediately and pleasantly. This problem is seen even more in nocturnal environments, where different types of encounters are experienced, frequently, strengths and means for the use of drugs, leading to unsafe sexual practices. However, this aspect is not treated with importance, both in the media, in health and educational policies and in family education. This article deals with nightlife, drug consumption and sexuality of young people in the city of Granada. For this, a qualitative research is carried out, through a case study, in which 28 semi-structured interviews (14 men and 14 women) were carried out in night spaces (pubs, discos, bars ...), in order to analyze the dynamics developed, Lifestyles and training and / or knowledge about sex education. The results indicate that 82% of these young people seek spaces where drugs are consumed, especially alcohol, have fun and interact with people of their sexual interest. This implies unsafe sexual encounters for 89.3%, generating different risks for contracting sexually transmitted infections or unwanted pregnancies. However, 57.2% of young people express the lack of a correct education and sexual education, by parents and education professionals, obtaining information through them, internet and online networks, which requires of a socio-educational response coherent to the reality of this group.