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Binge Drinking in Spanish University Students: Associated Factors and Repercussions: A Preliminary Study
- 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
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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.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
cannabis
Adolescent
Universities
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
alcohol drinking in college
psychological test
030508 substance abuse
Binge drinking
Poison control
Marijuana Smoking
alcohol-related disorders
tobacco use
Affect (psychology)
Suicide prevention
Occupational safety and health
Article
Binge Drinking
03 medical and health sciences
Tobacco Use
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
Injury prevention
Tobacco Smoking
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Students
Cannabis
biology
students
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Human factors and ergonomics
Alcohol Drinking in College
biology.organism_classification
binge drinking
Psychological Test
Spain
Female
0305 other medical science
business
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e1af600b9cb819c44931a7026bafed9b