title: [Drinking and drug abuse among gymnasium students in Szczecin].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this work was to determine the extent and causes of drinking and drug abuse by the youth.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire was administered to 918 students aged 13-16 years from five gymnasia in Stettin. The results were analyzed statistically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the group of 918 students, 76% were alcohol drinkers and 15% abused psychoactive substances. Among causes of drinking and drug abuse were family and personal problems, impressing colleagues, fashion, advertisements, and stress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alcohol drinking and drug abuse are not only a response to personal and family problems, but also the result of role models accepted by gymnasium students. Lack of control and support within the family are factors liberating alcohol consumption and drug abuse among the youth.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Pielegniarstwa Pediatrycznego Pomorskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Szczecinie ul. Zołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Musiał
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Czaja-Bulsa
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szechter-Grycewicz
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brodzińska
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marasz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012381:Role Playing; D012925:Social Conformity; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires