Adolescent alcohol-use trajectories in the transition from high school

• Published in: Drug and alcohol review Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 111 - 116
• Main Authors: TOUMBOUROU, JOHN WINSTON, WILLIAMS, IAN, SNOW, PAM, WHITE, VICTORIA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Informa UK Ltd 01.06.2003; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: adolescence; Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior - psychology; Alcohol abuse; Alcohol consumption; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; alcohol drinking patterns; Australia; Australia - epidemiology; Cohort Studies; developmental stages students; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Harm reduction strategies; High schools; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Secondary schools; Sex Distribution; Statistics; Students; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Transition; Victoria; Youth; Australia

A cohort of 3300 students from high schools across Victoria, Australia, were surveyed regarding their patterns of alcohol consumption from mid-1993 to 1995. The first wave of data was collected halfway through the students' final year of school (year 12). Students were then resurveyed 3 months...