Prevalence of risky and harmful alcohol consumption and risk factors in freshmen students
Por:
Martinez, AD, Martinez, LRD, Hernandez-Avila, CA, Robles, JN, Varela, HF, Torres, CS
Publicada:
1 jul 2008
Resumen:
Background In Mexico, alcohol is the most widely used substance among young adults. Alcohol consumption in this age group contributes importantly to the most frequent causes of mortality and morbidity (e.g., accidents, violence, homicides, suicide and risky behaviors). Around the world, college or university attendance has emerged in the literature as a risk factor for drinking problems among young adults. In Mexico, data from the most recent National Survey on Addictions showed that lifetime and current drinking is experienced by more than half of the Mexicans attending college education. Despite this, in our country there is a paucity of epidemiological studies examining drinking behavior and correlates among those attending college. Findings in non-representative samples of students attending public and private universities in Mexico City suggest that, during the last two decades, there has been an increase in the frequency of lifetime and current drinking in this population. Additi
Filiaciones:
Martinez, AD:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Dept Pisquiatria & Salud Mental, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Martinez, LRD:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Dept Pisquiatria & Salud Mental, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Hernandez-Avila, CA:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med, Dept Pisquiatria & Salud Mental, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Univ Connecticut, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Farmington, CT USA
Univ Connecticut, Sch Med, Alcohol Res Ctr, Farmington, CT USA
Varela, HF:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Direcc Gen Serv Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Torres, CS:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Direcc Gen Serv Med, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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