ALCOHOL USE IN ADOLESCENTS FROM NORTHERN RUSSIA: THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL CONTEXT

• Published in: Alcohol and Alcoholism
• Main Authors: Koposov, Roman A., Ruchkin, Vladislav V., Eisemann, Martin, Sidorov, Pavel I.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2002
• Subjects: Human Studies; Beck; Arkhangelsk
• Online Access: http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/37/3/297; https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/37.3.297

— Drinking alcohol is an essential and commonplace part of life in Russia. Alcohol-related problems in the general population and among adolescents in particular has become a major public health concern. The problem cannot be solely explained by the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption. The...