Alcohol consumption habits among adolescents

Girstmair,S.; Stefanitsch,E.; Beer,B.; Pavlic,M.;

Mass media report that alcohol consumption and binge drinking among adolescents have been increasing during the last decade. Two GMI studies evaluated drinking habits: “Retrospective analysis of blood and urine alcohol concentrations of adolescents admitted to hospital because of alcohol intoxication over a time period of 11 years” and “Poll among adolescents in bars on their alcohol consumption habits, and concomitant breath alcohol analysis”.