1. Alert out on tobacco and alcohol consumption in young European women.
- Author
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Thibaut F
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Europe epidemiology, Female, Humans, Sex Factors, Adolescent Behavior, Alcohol Drinking epidemiology, Alcohol Drinking metabolism, Alcohol Drinking physiopathology, Alcoholism epidemiology, Alcoholism metabolism, Alcoholism physiopathology, Smoking epidemiology, Smoking metabolism, Smoking physiopathology, Tobacco Use Disorder epidemiology, Tobacco Use Disorder metabolism, Tobacco Use Disorder physiopathology
- Abstract
Europe is the heaviest drinking and smoking region in the world. Tobacco and alcohol use are gradually increasing in women with a close prevalence of tobacco and heavy alcohol use in girls and boys. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics differences, reward process specificities and female hormones play a major role in gender differences in addictive behaviors. Therefore, health consequences differ according to gender. Further research is needed on gender differences in addiction. Information, education on the impact of hazardous alcohol consumption and related harm as well as on the consequences of tobacco use is urgently required in girls and childbearing age women.
- Published
- 2018
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