Alcohol Use. Adolescent Health Highlight. Publication #2012-34

Autor/inn/en	Murphey, David; Vaughn, Brigitte; Barry, Megan; Terzian, Mary
Institution	Child Trends
Titel	Alcohol Use. Adolescent Health Highlight. Publication #2012-34
Quelle	(2012), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Traffic Safety; Alcohol Abuse; Genealogy; Motor Vehicles; Death; Grade 12; At Risk Persons; Health Behavior; Incidence; Trend Analysis; Correlation; Smoking; Marijuana; High School Seniors; Accidents; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Family Influence; Stress Variables; Mass Media Effects; Prevention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ahnenforschung; Genealogie; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Risikogruppe; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Vorkommen; Trendanalyse; Korrelation; Rauchen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Prävention; Vorbeugung
Abstract	A substantial proportion of high school students consume alcohol, with nearly a quarter of 12th grade students reporting binge drinking in the past two weeks. Drinking alcohol in adolescence is associated with a variety of other risky behaviors, as well as with an increased likelihood of long-term problems reaching into adulthood. This "Adolescent Health Highlight" summarizes key research findings about adolescent alcohol consumption; describes prevalence and trends; illustrates connections between behaviors and health outcomes; and discusses issues specific to particular adolescent populations. Fast facts about alcohol use include: (1) More adolescents drink alcohol than smoke cigarettes or use marijuana, combined; (2) Forty percent of high school seniors reported drinking some alcohol within the past 30 days; (3) In addition, 22 percent of high school seniors reported that they had engaged in "binge drinking" in the past two weeks; (4) Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for adolescents, and are the most prevalent cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds. In 2010, about one in five young drivers (ages 16-20) involved in fatal crashes had been driving while alcohol-impaired; and (5) Certain groups of adolescents are most at risk for abusing alcohol: males, those who begin drinking at an early age, those who have a family history of alcohol abuse, and those who have experienced exceptional stress. (Contains 3 figures and 5 resources.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10