title: [Licit and illicit drug consumption in the school environment. Results of a cross-sectional epidemiologic survey carried out among 663 high school students in Le Havre].
abstract: A cross-sectional epidemiologic study was undertaken in 1988 in the city of Le Havre, in order to study the licit and illicit drug consumption of adolescents attending high schools. The regular consumption of alcohol was higher in boys (9.2% vs 5.8%) whereas girls smoked more (16.4% vs 12.5%). In the group (4.2%) of every day drinkers, cider was the first alcoholic beverage used. One of 5 adolescents had been drunk at least once in 6 months, those over 15 years of age being involved twice as often as the youngest (28.2% vs 14.1%). The use of neuropsychotropic drugs was independent of sex, age and performance in school. Typological classification according to patterns of alcohol and drug consumption identified 4 groups of adolescents: the excessive consumers (3.6%), the moderate (25.6%), the abstainers (58.1%) and the consumers of psychotropic drugs (12.7%). The distribution of adolescents into these classes was influenced by age and, to a lesser extent, by school performance.
authors.affiliation: Comité Havrais de Promotion de la Santé, Service Hygiène Santé, Le Havre.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourderont
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Le Fur
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Genet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beaudeau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D012572:School Health Services; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
vernacular_title: Consommation de drogues licites et illicites en milieu scolaire. Résultats d'une enquête épidémiologique transversale réalisée auprès de 663 collégiens du Havre.