Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Adolescents and Associations with Emotional andBehavioral Problems

摘要

This report provides data showing the relationship between the emotional state,health and behaviors and alcohol use. The data cannot be used to prove a causal relationship because they are not longitudinal, but examining correlations of frequency of alcohol use with problems provides some evidence that an increase in the amount consumed is associated with problem behaviors. Data from the 1994, 1995, and 1996 NHSDA are used for this study. Conducted by SAMHSA, the NHSDA is the primary source of estimates of the prevalence, consequences, and patterns of drug use and abuse in the United States population age 12 and older. The survey collects information from a representative sample of persons living in the U.S.