1. PREDICTORS OF EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH THE POLICE IN YOUNG DRIVERS AGED 18-20 YEARS, ALCOHOL AND DRUGS CONSUMERS RESIDING IN TIMIS COUNTY, ROMANIA.
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Pantea, Cristina, Preda, M. A., Sas, Ioana Tuță, Miloicov, Codruța Băcean, Bagiu, Radu, Popa, Mihaela, Mladinescu, Corneluța Fira, Petrescu, Cristina, Putnoky, Salomeia, Suciu, Oana, and Vlaicu, Brigitha
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BINGE drinking , *ALCOHOL drinking , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
The research aimed to assess certain predictors for experiencing trouble with the police in cases of young people who possess driver's licenses and who are also alcohol binge drinkers, drugs or mixed alcohol and drugs consumers, in Timis County, Romania. The sample of 1605 young people aged between 18-20 years, 51.4% pupils and 48.6% students, in which girls were significantly better represented, was applied a transversal population study. Of young people who drive, 29.5%, reported trouble with the police, 15.8% of boys and 4.6% of girls. According to the alcohol and/or drugs consumption pattern during the last 30 days, incident reporting is significantly higher in boys for any of the consumption patterns and in girls in the case of drugs or mixed consumption, as compared to non-consumers. The identified police trouble predictors were all consumption patterns, masculine gender, clash or fight experiences, money loss, low school and work performance, previous experience as a victim of robbery or theft. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016