Alcohol misuse/abuse among adolescents: risk perception and protection from addiction

ABSTRACT The objective was to understand the perception that adolescents with alcohol misuse and abuse behaviors have of risks and protection from addiction. This descriptive, exploratory, quanti-qualitative study was performed with 280 adolescents who answered the Alcohol Use Disorders Identificati...

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Autores: Rozin, Leandro, Zagonel, Ivete Palmira Sanson
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2013
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repositório:Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/19658
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/19658
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Adolescent
Risk
Substance-Related Disorders
Alcoholism
Public Health Nursing
Adolescente
Riesgo
Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
Alcoholismo
Enfermería en Salud Pública
Risco
Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
Alcoolismo
Enfermagem em Saúde Pública
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Resumo:ABSTRACT The objective was to understand the perception that adolescents with alcohol misuse and abuse behaviors have of risks and protection from addiction. This descriptive, exploratory, quanti-qualitative study was performed with 280 adolescents who answered the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), and a semi-structured interview with 22 individuals identified as harmful and abusive consumers. Results indicated a conflicting adolescence in the family environment, associated to the father’s absence or being raised by stepparents, desire for autonomy and liberty to make their own decisions. The experience with alcohol was mainly within the family environment, consuming among friends for fun, which was facilitated by the access that adolescents have to buying liquor. It was identified that the care and closeness of parents as well as the adolescents’ self-control protected against alcohol consumption. Health teams should identify risk factors for addiction and involve adolescents and families in control and protection actions against consumption. Descriptors: Adolescent; Risk; Substance-Related Disorders; Alcoholism; Public Health Nursing.