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Rehab News: Survey reveals extent of US underage drinking

A new review of national and state-wide surveys on American school children has revealed that ten per cent of fourth graders (nine to ten-year-olds) have had more than a sip of alcohol.

Researchers believe that the findings should encourage parents and teachers to pay more attention to alcohol prevention at an earlier age.

Study author Dr John Donovan, associate professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, commented: "While the numbers are small in the fourth grade, the surveys show that the per cent of children who have used alcohol increases with age, and doubles between grades four and six."

The expert noted that there is a connection between early alcohol consumption and negative outcomes later in life and said that this "argues most strongly for preventing alcohol use prior to adolescence".

In addition, he pointed out that alcohol usage may also act as an indicator for the number of children who will use marijuana and other drugs in later life.

"Childhood use of alcohol also predicts involvement in alcohol problems, alcohol abuse and dependence in both adolescence and adulthood. And early drinking relates to a variety of other problems, including absences from school, delinquent behaviour, drinking and driving, sexual intercourse and pregnancy," he added.

The review is published in the journal Prevention Science.

Article published on 02/09/2007 by DryOutNow.com

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New recommendations could halt plans for re-classification of cannabis

Recommendations that cannabis should remain a class C drug could quash the prime minister's plans to re-categorise the substance as class B.Advisors to the government are expected to suggest that ...

Individualists More Likely To Be Problem Drinkers

What makes residents of certain states or countries more likely to consume more alcohol? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, high levels of individualism lead to more problem drinking.

"We looked at the extent to which consumer levels of individualism (vs. collectivism) were related to their beer and problem alcohol consumption," write authors Yinlong Zhang and L.J. Shrum (both University of Texas-San Antonio).

"We found that the higher a region ...

scored on valuing individualism, the greater their beer and alcohol consumption, and this was true even when taking into account the effects of other variables such as income, climate, gender, and religion."

The researchers first used archival data to conduct comparisons of beer and alcohol consumption. They compared countries and compared states within the United States. They found that individualism, on a whole-country basis, could significantly predict alcohol consumption. In the United States, individualism correlated with teen drinking, teen heavy drinking, and adult binge drinking.

The researchers went on to manipulate the cultural orientation of individuals in the study. "We did this by simply asking people to either think and then write about enjoying their own life (independent self-construal) or think and then write about enjoying relationships with family and friends (interdependent selfconstrual)," the authors wrote. "We found that people who were temporarily induced to have an independent self-construal were more receptive to immediate beer consumption than were people who were temporarily induced to have an interdependent self-construal." Study participants did not actually consume beer; they merely indicated whether they felt like it.

The researchers found that people with more interdependent mindsets were less likely to over-consume when they were with peers. "The results suggest that people with collectivistic cultural orientations tend to be more motivated to regulate impulsive consumption tendencies than those with individualistic cultural orientations, which in turn makes them less likely to engage in beer or alcohol consumption," the authors conclude.

Reference

Zhang et al. The Influence of Self-Construal on Impulsive Consumption', Journal of Consumer Research, DOI: 10.1086/593687

Article published on 05/11/2008

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United Nations Drugs Day

The slogan of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) anti-drugs campaign to be launched on 26 June, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, is "Do drugs control your life? Your life. Your community. No place for drugs." The slogan will be used for three years and focus on different aspects of drug control: drug abuse in 2007, drug cultivation and production in 2008, and illicit drug trafficking in 2009.

With this campaign, UNODC aims to raise awareness of the major problem that illicit drugs represent to society. The campaign's goal is to inspire people and mobilise support for drug control. The proposed overarching campaign and the generic slogan are flexible. For example, variations on the slogan could be used to suit different contexts.

Drugsline launches new poster campaign

Drugsline, an independent drugs charity, has launched a new poster campaign aimed at drug and alcohol users, affected family members and young people.

The launch takes place as part of United Nations International Day against Drugs (26th June) and during National Misuse & Addictions Week (23rd-30th June).

Posters will be distributed to GP surgeries, pharmacists, libraries, schools, community groups and other service providers across London.

Article published on 29/06/2008

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