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Observational Study
. 2019 Dec 20;60(4):E376-E385.
doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.4.1309. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Young people, young adults and binge drinking

V LA Fauci  1 , R Squeri  1 , P Spataro  1 , C Genovese  2 , N Laudani  2 , V Alessi  2
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Observational Study

Young people, young adults and binge drinking

V LA Fauci et al. J Prev Med Hyg. .

Abstract

Introduction and purpose: The consumption of alcohol among young people and young adults has undergone, in recent decades, a sharp upsurge with the increasingly frequent intake of large quantities of alcohol. The aim of our study was to investigate socio-demographic, economic and behavioural factors that have a major impact on the voluntary alcohol habit in young people.

Methods: The survey was conducted via administration of an anonymous questionnaire based on "the WHO Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test", disseminated on-line, to young people and young adults (aged 18 to 35).

Results: We examined a sample of 365 subjects. Consumption of wine and beer were predominant followed by super-alcohol mixes. We found correlations between alcohol use and the following variables: marital status (p < 0.001), parental education (mother p < 0.05; father p < 0.001), income level (p < 0.05), physical activity (p < 0.05) and voluptuous habits (smoke and coffee: p < 0.001.The 5% of men and 1% of women had car accidents during the previous year due to alcohol use and 15% said they did not remember what happened in an alcoholic evening once or twice a month.

Conclusions: The phenomenon of alcohol consummation is deeply ingrained in our reality, with dangerous episodes of binge drinking in young adults with a higher prevalence in the female sex.

Keywords: Alcohol; Binge drinking; Young people.

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Number of glasses drunk during a single alcoholic evening.
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Ratio between frequency and quantity for those who drink 3-4 glasses a night.
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Type of alcoholic beverages most frequently consumed.
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