Objective. Determine the sense of beliefs and practices of the consumption of psychoactive substances among young people aged 13-18 in the basic and middle secondary education sector in the city of Manizales (Colombia). This aims to analyse the reconfigurations of the sacred and the rewards of believing. Methodology. The methodology used is part of Schütz’s phenomenological qualitative approach (1968). Results. This work seeks to establish the likelihood of the use of psychoactive substances in young schoolchildren in Manizales being associated with the dimension of the sacred, which in turn is linked to the construction of my identity. Conclusion. ‘New’ forms of sociability and the role education should play in preventing and reducing harm were identified on the basis of the transversal curriculum.