Alcohol use and abuse by adolescents: the impact of living in a border community

Uso de álcool entre adolescentes: conceitos, características epidemiológicas e fatores etiopatogênicos

“…17 In a recent study performed at the border of the US with Mexico, the consumption of alcoholic beverages among adolescents was associated with driving inebriated (OR=5.39) and with hitchhiking with an inebriated driver (OR=3.12.) 18 2)Being inebriated increases the chance of sexual violence, both for the aggressor and the victim. 19 Being intoxicated, adolescents are also involved in unprotected sexual activities, with higher exposure to sexually transmissible diseases, such as HIV, and higher exposure to pregnancy.…”

“…National data point to an association of alcohol and cannabis use with risk sexual behaviors, such as early beginning of sexual activity, no use of condoms, paying for sex and prostitution. 21 Alcohol consumption in adolescence is also associated with a series of academic impairment, 18 which may stem from memory deficits: adolescents with alcohol dependence have more difficulty to remember words and simple geometric drawings after a 10-minute interval, compared to adolescents without alcohol dependence. 22 Knowing that the memory is a fundamental function of the learning process, being altered with alcohol consumption, it is natural that this consumption also impairs the learning process.…”

Use of psychoactive substances in students at a public university

“…When asked about drug use to be detrimental to academic performance, college students of the fourth degree had a greater number of positive responses (23.8%), compared to the first ones (12.2%). McKinnon et al 32 reported that alcohol consumption may be associated with a lot of academics damage, as the PS may lead to memory deficits, impairment in learning and consequently poor school performance, leading to decreased self-esteem, making this individual increasingly susceptible to drug abuse. Of the 183 students who used PS, 145 (79.2%) still continue to use it; when asked about the risk of being or becoming dependent, only 10 (5.5%) consider this a possible risk, and 169 (92.3%) did not consider it.…”

Prevenção do consumo de álcool em manuais escolares de Ciências Naturais portugueses

“…O consumo abusivo de álcool pelos jovens está também associado a comportamentos de risco, entre os quais se encontram as relações sexuais desprotegidas (Calafat, 2002), expondo-se ao contágio de doenças sexualmente transmissíveis como a SIDA, sífilis e aumentando o risco de gravidez indesejada (Calafat & Munar, 1999). O consumo de álcool interfere ainda com os resultados escolares, uma vez que afeta a memória (McKinnon, O'Rourke, Thompson, & Berumen, 2004).…”