Department of Sociology and Applied Medical Anthropology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Godomey, Benin
Research Article
Use of Psychoactive Substances in Schools in Benin: Ethnography of Contexts, Sources of Supply and New Habits
Author(s): Odile Kougblenou, Pierre Meliho, Charles Sossa, Eric Akpi*, Ferdinand Adounkpe, Assad Bio Sya, Arnaud Agbanlinsou, Adolphe Kpatchavi, Dismand Houinato and Anatole Laleye
Several multidisciplinary studies have revealed that the use of Psychoactive Substances (SPS) by young
people and adolescents has increased in recent years in schools in Benin. This article describes the
contexts that facilitate access to these substances in schools, identifies the sources of supply, lists the
different substances accessible and used by students and analyzes the new supply and consumption
habits that are taking place, thus constituting a real public health problem of a transversal type, the
survey took place from March to June 2020 in 20 high schools and colleges in the cities of Cotonou
and Parakou. It involved 617 adolescents and young people aged 10 to 24, selected by the two stage
cluster sampling technique. Sixty five (65) of these targets were selected by the reasoned choice and
snowball technique for in depth qualitative interviews. Data.. View More»
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