Open AccessThe prevalence of alcohol consumption among the students newly enrolled at a public university
Author(s) -
Yuri Silva Toledo Brandão,
Divanise Suruagy Correia,
Maria Stella Jakeline Alves de Farias,
Thallyta Maria Tavares Antunes,
Laís Alves da Silva
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.84434
Subject(s) - alcohol consumption , consumption (sociology) , medicine , environmental health , alcohol , family medicine , biology , sociology , social science , biochemistry
Alcohol is the number one toxic substance consumed by people of all age groups, which makes its use a public health problem. The overall trend shows that university students are those who suffer the most pressure.