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Binge Drinking in Spanish University Students: Associated Factors and Repercussions: A Preliminary Study

Authors :
Carmen Sarabia-Cobo
María Paz-Zulueta
Manuel Herrero-Montes
Paula Parás-Bravo
Cristina Alonso-Blanco
Laura Ruiz-Azcona
Universidad de Cantabria
Source :
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(23), 4822, UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria (UC), Volume 16, Issue 23
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Alcohol consumption is common among young people. We performed a preliminary cross-sectional study among students (aged 18&ndash<br />30 years) enrolled for the academic year 2018&ndash<br />2019 at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Cantabria (Spain). We collected information on psychological and sociographic factors, tobacco and cannabis uses, and levels of physical activity by AUDIT questionnaires and in person interviews. The aim of our study was to assess the potential of binge drinking (BD) to adversely affect memory and executive function. We recruited 103 students, of whom 85% were female. The alcohol use pattern of slightly more than one-half of the total population was classified as BD. Among BD students, one-fourth were smokers, and nearly one-third had tried cannabis. The mean onset for alcohol use was 15.11 years. Despite our relatively small sample size, our results show that there are strong relationships between BD and both smoking and cannabis use.

Details

ISSN :
16604601
Volume :
16
Issue :
23
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
International journal of environmental research and public health
Accession number :
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