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Abstract This study aims to assess family life at mealtimes and associate it with drug use in adolescents. Cross-sectional study with adolescents from six public and one private schools in Southern Brazil in the second semester of 2017. Sociodemographic data, family structure and the Drug Use Screening Inventory were collected. 537 students aged 15.61±1.5 years participated in the study. Alcohol was the most used drug, with mentions of 1-2 uses in the last month and the most preferred by adolescents. In the last 12 months, 38.9% reported enjoying games involving alcohol, 28.7% felt strong desire to consume alcohol, 25.9% had problems remembering what they did while under the influence of drugs and 20.1 % reported having some withdrawal symptoms after use. The habit and frequency of meals in family showed a protective effect in relation to the use of alcohol and drugs, with a possible reduction in risk behaviors Author Biographies Veridiana de Oliveira do Amaral Cassel, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Nutricionista, Palmeira das Missões, RS, Brasil. Daniela Paini, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Nutricionista. Mestre em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente, Palmeira das Missões, RS, Brasil. Vanessa Ramos Kirsten, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Nutricionista. Mestre em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde. Doutora em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente. Professora Adjunta IV da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Palmeira das Missões, RS, Brasil. References Queiros PS, Medeiros M, Rosso C, Souza MM. Perceptions of adolescent students about drugs. Rev Bras Enferm. [Internet]. 2015 [citado em 05 mar 2018]; 68(3):457-63. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167.2015680320i

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