Alcohol drinking patterns in young people: A survey-based study.
Binge drinking represents a major clinical and public health concern. Here, we investigated the prevalence of binge drinking and its related consequences, in a population of young adults. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 4275 healthy subjects. In the overall sample, the percentage of binge drinkers was 67.6 per cent; among regular alcohol users, 79.5 per cent reported episodes of binge drinking. Among binge drinkers, several serious consequences were identified (staggering and stuttering, amnesia, loss of control, aggressiveness, sexual disinhibition). Raising awareness about the seriousness of binge drinking may help health care providers to identify cases early on and provide appropriate treatments.
1 University 'G. d'Annunzio', Italy.
Giovanni
G
Martinotti
1 University 'G. d'Annunzio', Italy.
Matteo
M
Lupi
1 University 'G. d'Annunzio', Italy.
Leonardo
L
Carlucci
1 University 'G. d'Annunzio', Italy.
Rita
R
Santacroce
1 University 'G. d'Annunzio', Italy.
Eduardo
E
Cinosi
1 University 'G. d'Annunzio', Italy.
Tiziano
T
Acciavatti
1 University 'G. d'Annunzio', Italy.
Fabiola
F
Sarchione
2 University of Cassino, Italy.
Valeria
V
Verrastro
2 University of Cassino, Italy.
Pierluigi
P
Diotaiuti
3 Kore University of Enna, Italy.
Irene
I
Petruccelli
4 University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Silvia
S
Ferrari
5 University of Ferrara, Italy.
Maria G
MG
Nanni
6 University of Cagliari, Italy.
Federica
F
Pinna
7 Second University of Naples, Italy.
Umberto
U
Volpe
1 University 'G. d'Annunzio', Italy.
Aristide
A
Saggino
8 Catholic University Medical School, Italy.
Luigi
L
Janiri
9 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), USA.|10 Brown University, USA.
Lorenzo
L
Leggio
1 University 'G. d'Annunzio', Italy.
Massimo
M
Di Giannantonio
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology; D001364:Awareness; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000431:Ethanol; D005260:Female; D064368:Healthy Volunteers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
D000431:Ethanol
alcohol; binge drinking; social drinking