PORUKARA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
CHAMPAKULAM
PRACTICAL
PREPARATION AND UPLOADING OF
JOURNAL ARTICLE IN BLOG
SUBMITTED TO, SUBMITTED BY,
Mrs. Celinamma George Smitha Antony
Department of Social Science Reg. No. SGAA15257530
B.Ed Social Science
PROBLEMS IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
AMONG YOUTH
PROBLEMS IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG YOUTH
Introduction
A proje t titled Pro le s i Al ohol Co su ptio a o g Youth was do e
during the first semester of B.Ed Degree Program.
Underage drinking contributes to the 3 leading causes of death
(unintentional injury, homicide and suicide) among persons aged 12 to 20 years. Most
adverse health effects from underage drinking stem from acute intoxication resulting
from binge drinking. Although binge drinking, typically, defined as consuming 5 drinks
on an occasion is a common pattern of alcohol consumption among youth, few
population-based studies have focused specifically on the characteristics of underage
binge drinkers and their associated health risk behaviors.
Binge drinking is the most common pattern of alcohol consumption among
high school youth who drink alcohol and is strongly associated with a wide range of
other health risk behaviors. Effective intervention strategies (eg, enforcement of the
minimum legal drinking age, screening and brief intervention, and increasing alcohol
taxes) should be implemented to prevent underage alcohol consumption and adverse
health and social consequences resulting from this behavior.
Methods
The study followed survey method two types of data ie, secondary as well as
primary were collected for the study. The secondary data were collected from
published sources. A structural schedule was prepared for collecting the primary data
through survey. Research tools such as bibliographical studies, informal interviews,
discussion and an interview schedule are used for the study. Interview is the main tool
for the study. A careful tested interview schedule was administered to collect
information from each category of sample. The interview schedule consists of four
parts. Part one includes the identification data like age, sex, religion, education,
marital status, type of family and place of residence.
Results
The results for this study is to add to the understanding of the development
of heavy alcohol use and alcohol-related problems by examining data from the
national longitudinal survey of youth, a general population sample that contains
information on alcohol use for the age 18-37. The tragectory analysis expands the
knowledge of problematic alcohol development for individuals in their late twenties
and thirties. The increasing detrimental effect of dropping out high school upto the
age 37, end point of the study raises questions about the effects in later life of
dropping out of high school on the basis of the above study. It can be concluded that
the highly literate state of Kerala is with a per capita consumption of alcohol 3 times
higher the national average.
Discussion
Out of the 30 students interviewed 25 was of the opinion that they are using
alcohol and 52343 not. Of this 25, 28% started consuming alcohol between the
age 10-15, 52% belong to the group 15-20 and the 12% started consuming alcohol
in the age group 20-25 and the rest belong to the group 25-30. When asked about
the monthly consumption expenditure on alcohol students opinioned that on an
average they used to spend ranging from Rs. 1000 to 5000.
Conclusion
The causes of alcohol use among youth, including older children,
adolescents, and young adults, are a major public health concerns. Drinking among
youth can result in a panoply of negative consequences, including poor grades, risky
sex, alcohol addiction. 1-4 drinkers younger than 21 years, who consume
approximately 20% of all alcoholic drinks, 5 imbibe more heavily than adults per
drinking. There is much bublic policy debate about whether alcohol advertising is
partially responsible for youth consumption levels. The alcohol industry is not subject
to federal restrictions on their advertising practices but has voluntary advertising code
created by the major alcohol trade groups.
Reference
1. Alvarez- F J, Alcohol and alcohol related problems, University of Chicago
Press, 1993.
2. Charles Parry, Alcohol use and its effect, Vrinda Publications Ltd, Delhi, 2006.
3. International Centre for Alcohol Policies in Washington, Meridian
Publications, 1995.
4. L.S. Ham, College students and problematic drinking, Himalaya Publishers,
2002.
