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Alcohol, Drug, Tobacco and Sniffing Practices among Swedish Schoolchildren 1971–1974
Author(s) -
Hibell Björn,
Jonsson Erland
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
british journal of addiction to alcohol and other drugs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0007-0890
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1977.tb00665.x
Subject(s) - sniffing , psychology , marijuana smoking , substance use , medicine , demography , psychiatry , polysubstance dependence , sociology , neuroscience
Starting in 1971, random samples of Swedish schools are used to study the students' practices concerning alcohol, drugs, tobacco and sniffing. Fewer 13‐year‐olds reported in 1974 to drink, smoke or have sniffing experience, than in 1971. The same trend can be seen on the tobacco and sniffing practices among boys aged 16. It has become less prevalent among the 16‐year‐olds to drink beer once a week or more. In the two youngest age groups the girls drink about as often as the boys. However, the boys usually drink larger quantities on each occasion. No important variations between the different social classes, as to the number of consumers, can be seen.