title: [Alcohol drinking parties and consumption of alcohol and other drugs in youth].
abstract: The main aim of this paper is to analyze the relationships of involvement in the "botellon" (meetings of youth in public places to drink, chat, etc.) with alcohol/other drug abuse and vandalism in young people. A school survey was performed in centres of Compulsory Secondary School (E.S.O.), high school, professional training and University education in Lugo, NW Spain. The sample (aged 12 to 30) was split into three groups according to alcohol use and botellon involvement; drug abuse, drug-related problems and vandalism were assessed in each group. Results indicate that regular botellon attendants display more problems with alcohol and other drugs, as well as higher involvement in vandalism; this relationship is stronger among young students. The increase in adolescent risk associated with the practice of the botellon is explained by peer group pressure to use drugs and the greater accessibility of alcohol/other drugs in these contexts.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. pctonogf@usc.es
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gómez Fraguela
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernández Pérez
authors.forename: Estrella
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romero Triñanes
authors.forename: Angeles
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luengo Martín
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011998:Recreation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology