Abuso di alcol in adolescenza e rischio di alcoldipendenza in età adulta: i dati di uno studio norvegese
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Ubriaconi non si nasce
di Letizia Orlandi
Ubriacarsi ripetutamente da adolescente non aumenta necessariamente il rischio di diventare un alcolizzato in età adulta. Lo evidenzia uno studio dell'Università di Stoccolma, dopo aver esaminato le abitudini ‘alcoliche' di giovani norvegesi intervistati a dieci anni di distanza. Chi alza il gomito troppo spesso da grande ha consumato una modesta quantità di alcol in adolescenza, o addirittura non ne ha mai fatto uso. Conseguente evidenza: le campagne per scoraggiare l'uso di alcolici da parte di minorenni hanno scarso effetto nel lungo periodo. Coloro che prestano attenzione alle avvertenze, infatti, finiscono per manifestare grave dipendenza in età più avanzata.
Associations Between Adolescent Heavy Drinking and Problem Drinking in Early Adulthood: Implications for Prevention
Thor Norström, Hilde Pape
Objective: We assessed how heavy episodic drinking (HED) in adolescence (Time 1) was related to hazardous drinking as well as symptoms of alcohol problems and dependence in early adulthood (Time 2). The key question was to what extent preventive measures targeted at underage HED may have a potential to reduce problem drinking in early adulthood.
Method: Data are from the 1992 (Time 1, ages 14-17 years) and 2005 (Time 2) waves of the Young in Norway Longitudinal Study (N = 1,764). In addition to odds ratios and relative risks, we calculated population-attributable fractions to estimate how the prevalence of hazardous drinking and alcohol problems in early adulthood would be affected if adolescent HED at various frequencies were eliminated. The results were adjusted for age, gender, and measures on impulsivity and delinquency.
Results: The risk of problem drinking at Time 2 increased with increasing frequency of HED at Time 1, but a great deal of discontinuity in drinking behaviors was also observed. The population-attributable fractions indicated that if all instances of HED at Time 1 were eliminated, the expected reduction in hazardous drinking and alcohol problems at Time 2 would be 11% and 15%, respectively.
Conclusions: Because of a marked discontinuity in drinking behaviors from adolescence to early adulthood, the potential long-term effects of interventions targeted at HED among youth are likely to be limited. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 73, 542-548, 2012)
Fonte: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - Volume 73, 2012 > Issue 4: July 2012
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