title: Tobacco and alcohol consumption among adolescents.
abstract: This study analyzes the consumption of alcohol and tobacco among high-school adolescents in the district of Porto, Portugal. The results reveal the following: the majority of respondents do not smoke; smoking starts earlier in the case of girls; smoking increases with age; peer pressure is an important factor influencing smoking; about half of adolescents consume alcohol; boys drink more than girls; the number of those who consume alcohol increases with age; distilled drinks are the choice for both genders; 44.1% of the respondents became intoxicated at least once and the majority has no intention to quit drinking.
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, Porto, Portugal. mrs@esenf.pt
authors.forename: Maria Margarida da Silva Reis Dos Santos
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Maria Constança Leite de Freitas Paúl Reis
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Torgal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult