Obtaining a diploma, finding a job, social pressure would push young men and women who are studying to drink too much alcohol. A sociological study on alcohol consumption was carried out by the Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ).
The results of the study show that students aged 18 to 25, both men and women, represent the group most likely to consume alcohol excessively. And fans of team sports would also be heavy consumers of alcoholic beverages.
In conclusion of their study, the authors point out that “efforts to delay the initiation of adolescents to the consumption of alcoholic products should also be made”. According to the analysis, “prevention in these age groups could avoid ‘adverse consequences’ on health and particular attention should be paid to young men, who are more likely to drink alcohol”.
Fortunately, a previous study revealed to us that once these young married graduates, their alcohol consumption decreased. Indeed, life as a couple and marriage seem to moderate the alcoholic motivations of the most revelers. Indeed, followers of binge-drinking (excessive and rapid consumption of alcohol) would tend to put water in their wine once married, according to the conclusions of a study by researchers at the University of Missouri ( United States).
Alcohol, a real public health problem
More than 200 diseases are linked to alcohol consumption: infectious diseases, traffic accidents, injuries, homicides, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes… Pathologies or accidents which total 5.9% of annual deaths. 1 in five deaths in the world stems from the ravages of alcohol, informs the World Health Organization (WHO) on its website. 3.3 million people died of it in 2012, compared to 2.5 million in 2005. And 320,000 young people aged 15 to 29 die each year from alcohol-related causes, recalls the WHO.
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