2024-11-142026-03-272024-11-1420220185-6073https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9450683/https://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/8108Drug use and violence are two interconnected problems in violent urban contexts, leading to coercive drug offers. In this study, relationships between drug use, use of violence as a strategy for rejecting drug offers, and exposure to neighborhood violence were analyzed in Mexican students. Data were obtained through a self-report survey and focus groups with lower secondary students in three Mexican metropolitan areas. Both quantitative and qualitative results indicated that students who had used or would use violence as a strategy for rejecting drug offers presented a more problematic psychosocial profile, with exposure to neighborhood violence as the main predictor. These results suggest that Mexican students in violent cities may resort to violence as a strategy for rejecting drug offers.PDFspaAcceso CerradoArtículoInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente MuñizMéxicoAdolescentsSubstancesAggressionRefusalRisk behavior