ADOLESCENTS’ SUBSTANCE USE MEASUREMENT

In PointCollege PorvooVeera Kaarre & Eve Pulkkanen

Respondents

Girls: 34 answers 16 to 19 years of

age In the PointCollege

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Boys: 21 answers 16-19 years of age In the PointCollege

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Smoking

Girls:

According to inquiry about 60% of the interviewees smoke

Smokers have started on average of 14 years of age

Boys:

According to inquiry about half of the interviewees smoke

Smokers have started an average of 15 years of age

Alcohol

Girls:

Alcohol 80%Not al-cohol 20%

20%

80%

According to inquiry 80% of the interviewees use of alcohol

They have tried first time about 13 to 14 years of age

Using the young people alcohol two times on an

average in a month and at one time more than seven servings

Majority on young people feels that alcohol doesn’t not cause problems, but use it mainly have fun

35% of young people have never lost memory for drinking, and the remaining 65% one or more often

Alcohol

55% of young people have gone out drinking

alcohol, and the remaining 45% one or more often

80% of young people said that parents are aware of adolescents alcohol

Alcohol

Alcohol

Boys:

Alcohol 60%Not al-cohol 40%

40%60%

According to inquiry about 60% of the interviewees use of alcohol

They have tried first time about 13 to 14 years of age

Using the young people alcohol two times on

an average in a month

the most of the respondents drank more than seven doses at once

Alcohol

The boys felt that alcohol consumption doesn’t

cause a problem for them, but they drink for fun with their friends in order to be.

About 60% of them told that are turned off or memory have gone at least once.

Alcohol

Opinions

Young people: For young people,

young people drink too much

Parents: almost knows up of

the parents don't like the young people's drinking