According to the first results of a study presented this Thursday as part of the 3rd national day for the prevention of addictive behavior at work, it is now executives and young people who have the highest percentage of at-risk alcohol consumption.
Points accumulate faster than you think. After taking the alcohol dependence test below, 30.7% of men aged 18 to 35 said they had a high level of risk, even dangerous for 5.8% of them. It is in this same age category that we find the greatest proportion of women exhibiting “dangerous” (12.9%) and problematic (1.6%) behaviors with regard to their consumption of alcohol. ‘alcohol. French youth suffer, among other things, from the fashion for “binge drinking” and stress at work, all social categories combined.
Executives and women
According to the first results of a study presented this Thursday as part of the 3rd national day for the prevention of addictive behavior at work, it is now executives who present the highest percentage of at-risk alcohol consumption (11.7%) among women, well ahead of workers and artisans (8.6%). “Contrary to popular belief, everyone is affected, and not just workers in the industry, to put it in a somewhat trivial way”, explains Guillaume Airagnes, addictologist psychiatrist at the Georges-Pompidou hospital in Paris and doctoral student at the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm).
Almost 23% of men working in intermediate professions (teachers, nurses, technicians, etc.) have high rates of risky alcohol consumption, that is to say risky for the physical or mental health of the person, and having an impact on his personal life. These results are taken from the “Constances cohort”, a vast French public health survey launched in 2013 and which follows 200,000 volunteers.
Here is the test validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) to find out your level of alcohol dependence:
1. How often do you consume drinks containing alcohol?
– Never (0 point)
– once a month or less (1 point)
– 2 to 4 times a month (2 points)
– 2 to 3 times a week (3 points)
– At least 4 times a week (4 points)
2. How many standard drinks do you drink on a typical day that you drink alcohol?
– 1 or 2 (0)
– 3 or 4 (1)
– 5 or 6 (2)
– 7 to 9 (3)
– 10 or more (4)
3. On one occasion, how often do you have six or more standard drinks?
– Never (0)
– Less than once a month (1)
– Once a month (2)
– Once a week (3)
– Every day or Persian (4)
4. During the past year, how often have you found that you were no longer able to stop drinking once you started?
– Never (0)
– Less than once a month (1)
– Once a month (2)
– Once a week (3)
– Almost every day (4)
5. In the past year, how often has drinking alcohol prevented you from doing what was normally expected of you?
– Never (0)
– Less than once a month (1)
– Once a month (2)
– Once a week (3)
– Almost every day (4)
6. In the past year, how often, after a period of heavy drinking, have you had to drink alcohol in the morning to feel good?
– Never (0)
– Less than once a month (1)
– Once a month (2)
– Once a week (3)
– Almost every day (4)
7. During the past year, how often have you had a feeling of guilt or regret after drinking?
– Never (0)
– Less than once a month (1)
– Once a month (2)
– Once a week (3)
– Almost every day (4)
8. During the past year, how often have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you were drinking?
– Never (0)
– Less than once a month (1)
– Once a month (2)
– Once a week (3)
– Every day or Persian (4)
9. Did you hurt yourself or someone because you were drinking?
No (0)
Yes, but not in the past year (2)
Yes, during the year (4)
10. Has a friend or doctor or other healthcare professional ever worried about your alcohol consumption and advised you to cut it down?
No (0)
Yes, but not in the past year (2)
Yes, during the year (4)
Test result:
You have a total of less than 8 points: low risk level
Intervention: primary prevention.
Role of the general practitioner: health education, support for health policy vis-à-vis alcohol, exemplarity.
You have a total between 8 and 15 points: dangerous risk level
Intervention: simple advice.
Role of the general practitioner: identification, evaluation, brief advice.
You have a total between 16 and 19 points: problematic risk level
Intervention: simple advice plus brief assistance intervention and continuous monitoring.
Role of the general practitioner: identification, evaluation, brief advice, follow-up.
You have a total equal to or greater than 20 points: high risk level (alcohol dependence)
Intervention: specialized treatment.
Role of the general practitioner: identification, evaluation, referral to a specialist, follow-up.
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