title: Alcohol, poverty and social exclusion: Alcohol consumption among the homeless and those at risk of social exclusion in Madrid.
abstract: The work analyzes different aspects related to alcohol consumption among homeless people and people at risk of social exclusion. The data was gathered from a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid (n = 188) and a sample of people at risk of social exclusion (n = 164) matched in sex, age, and origin (Spaniards vs. foreigners). The results showed that homeless people present a greater consumption of alcohol and have experienced more problems derived from its consumption than people at risk of social exclusion. Most of the homeless people who had alcohol-related problems had had them prior to their homelessness, and they stated they had poorer health and had experienced a greater number of homelessness episodes. Despite the relevance of problems related to alcohol among our sample, only a small percentage of the sample had participated in treatment programs for alcohol consumption.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panadero
authors.forename: José Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: Rosa María
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Martín
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population