Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-6488
ISSN: 2329-6488
Roberta Agabio
Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology,
Cittadella Universitaria, S.S. 554, Km. 4.5, I-09042, Monserrato (CA)
Italy
Research Article
Unawareness of Alcoholic Content of Alcopops among 13-Year Old Italian Teenagers
Author(s): Roberta Agabio, Alessandra Mereu, Paolo Contu and Gian Luigi Gessa
Roberta Agabio, Alessandra Mereu, Paolo Contu and Gian Luigi Gessa
Aims: Alcopops are ready-mixed drinks containing approximately the same amount of alcohol as beer, usually sweet, and flavoured, particularly appealing to young people. The present study was aimed to investigate whether young adolescents aged 12-14 years, corresponding to the average age of the first drink, are capable of identifying the presence of alcohol in these beverages.
Methods: Administration of a questionnaire comprising 8 questions investigating knowledge and consumption of different alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to a sample of 13-year old Italian students.
Results: More than 20% of a sample of 224 students reported that they were unaware of the alcoholic content of alcopops at the age of the first drink. The number of students unable to distinguish alcopops from non-alcoholic beverages was signif.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6488.1000142