title: Exploring young men's drinking using the AUDIT questionnaire.
abstract: This paper reports the findings of an AUDIT questionnaire administered to a sample of young (16-24-year-old) white males. Of the sample, 65% were drinking at potentially harmful levels. Averaging 45 U/week, 18-21 years was the age of highest alcohol consumption. Compared with 16-17- and 22-24-year-olds, this group recorded the highest proportion of hazardous drinkers and most negative consequences of drinking.
authors.affiliation: University College London Medical School, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harnett
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herring
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thom
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires