Alcohol use and abuse in training conscripts of the Hellenic navy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Alcohol abuse and addiction are big current problems of the developed world having multivariate causality and multiple effects. Alcohol abuse in young people is a matter of central importance due to its wide range long lasting effects, especially so in Greece where the problem has only recently started growing. The Hellenic Navy is interested in the complications of alcohol abuse in training conscripts. Because young conscripts will be placed in demanding positions, but also because in Greece the military service is obligatory and represents an important period for the socialization of young men.

Methods

In the present study, levels of alcohol use and abuse were measured in a sample of 650 male training conscripts of the Hellenic Navy. The tools used are: (a) two

SUBMITTER: Moussas G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1698475 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature