Young People and Alcohol

Drug and alcohol use among young people

Young people and alcohol: an econometric analysis.

AIMS To analyse the determinants of youth drinking behaviour within an economic -theoretical framework. The paper focuses especially on the effects of (a) having parents willing to supply alcohol, (b) living in a single-parent household, (c) having parents who are currently unemployed and (d) having received education about alcohol, narcotics and tobacco. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A Sw...

WITHDRAWN: Primary prevention for alcohol misuse in young people.

BACKGROUND Alcohol misuse is a cause of concern for health services, policy makers, prevention workers, the criminal justice system, youth workers, teachers and parents. OBJECTIVES 1. To identify and summarize rigorous evaluations of psychosocial and educational interventions aimed at the primary prevention of alcohol misuse by young people. 2. To assess the effectiveness of primary preventio...

Alcohol Policies and Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities Among Young People in the US.

BACKGROUND Motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are a leading cause of death among young people in the United States. We examined the relationship between states' alcohol policy environments and alcohol-related MVC fatalities among children, adolescents, and young adults under the minimum legal drinking age of 21 years. METHODS We used the Alcohol Policy Scale (APS), an assessment of 29 alcohol polic...

The Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders among Young People in Northern Tanzania

INTRODUCTION Alcohol use is a global public health problem, including as a risk factor for HIV infection, but few data are available on the epidemiology of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders (AUD) among young people in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 4 groups of young people aged 15-24 years old (secondary school students, college/university students...