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Análisis sistemático de literatura: Investigaciones que determinan la relación entre el consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y actos delictivos, en adolescentes de América Latina en los últimos 15 años

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The purpose of this document is to give an account through the systematic analysis of literature, the review of scientific research developed regarding the relationship between psychoactive substances and criminal acts, in adolescents in Latin America, in the last 15 years, the information search was carried out through databases mainly as: primary sources, secondary sources and indexed journals. The research method that used was a retrospective documentary design of theoretical type with descriptive scope, in the which the main findings were: the consumption of legal and illegal substances is multicausal, it depends on personality, school, contextual or family factors which is associated with the high dropout rate, both at the upper, middle and primary level, with which generates a high index of relation in criminal acts. In the same way it is evident that the consumption of psychoactive substances occurs in populations related to the armed conflict, which is preceded by the commission of criminal acts among adolescents and some risk factors for the abuse of psychoactive substances, as well as factors Causes of crimes in this population group such as social situations, Economic and cultural