| The State of Smoking and Alcohol Usein Korean Adolescent |
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Gi Chan Lee, Young Joon Kim, Young Kyoo Shin, Baik-Lin Eun, Sang Hee Park, Young Chang Tockgo |
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea |
| 청소년의 흡연 및 음주에 관한 연구 |
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이기찬, 김영준, 신영규, 은백린, 박상희, 독고영창 |
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고려대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: Recently, smoking and alcohol use in adolesecnt have increased and it has
been a social issue in Korea.This study was performed to understand the state of
smoking and alcohol use in Korean adolescents, and to make abasic data for education
of them.
Methods
: This study was carried in 1994.3,360 students in 13 schools aged from 13
to 18 were enrolled in this study(male 1,640, female 1,720) lived in the small and
medium cities around Seoul. Question-naire on the experience of smoking and alcohol
use was used.
Results
: 1) Seven hundred and eleven students(21.2%) of subjects(30.5% of male and 12.2% of
female) had experienced smoking and the rate of smoking experience was increased
with age showing highest rate(41.3%) in male 3rd graders ofhigh school.6.2% of
subjects were classified as habitual smoker.The onset of smoking occurred mostly
during primary school period(37.4%),and the motive of smoking was mostly inducement
of friend(45.0%).
2) Seventeen hundred and twenty six students(51.4%) of subjects(60.5% of male and
42.7% of female) had experienced alcohol use at anytime and the rate of alcohol
experience was increased with ageshowing highest rate(83.6%) in male 3rd graders of
high school.25.9% of subjects who had drinking history had an experience of drunken
stateand 6.5% of subjects drank more than one time a week. The onset of drinking
occurred mostly during primary school period and the motive of drinking was usually
inducement of friends or family.
Conclusion
: This study provides the significant evidence about excessive smoking
and alcohol use in Korean adolescents. So it is necessary to educate them about
physical and emotional injury by smoking and alcohol use for prevention of further
increment of such fault behaviors. |
| Key Words:
Smoking, Alcohol, UseAdolescence |
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