title: A "parliamentary inquiry" into alcohol and drugs: a survey of psychoactive substance use and gambling among members of the Dutch parliament.
abstract: In the fall of 1994 a survey was conducted on the use of alcohol and drugs and on gambling among members of the Dutch parliament. The survey indicated that almost two-thirds of the representatives sampled supported legalization of marijuana. A smaller majority (57%) was in favor of reducing the number of coffee shops selling marijuana. At least a quarter of the members of parliament had used marijuana themselves at one time or other. Alcohol consumption could be said to be "excessive" or "very excessive" for nearly 10% of the members of parliament. In general, the nature and extent of the parliamentarians' substance use was comparable to that in the Dutch general population.
authors.affiliation: Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Hendriks
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Garretsen
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: van de Goor
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011057:Politics; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires