Problem
Juvenile alcoholism
Other Names:
Alcohol consumption by children and young peopleExcessive consumption of alcohol by adolescents
Youth alcoholism
Unobserved drinking age laws
Under-age drinking
Incidence:
In the literature dealing with alcohol toxicomania, papers concerning alcoholism in minors are quite exceptional. This is due to the fact that adult drinkers do not like to admit that they often used to consume alcohol long before reaching adult age. (In a test survey, of 400 adults, 87% gave a mendacious answer). Another reason is that minors who drink very rarely come under professional anti-alcoholic care because their relatives often adopt a tolerant attitude towards them. Neither does the majority of the anti-alcoholic corps show any special interest in the work with under-age drunkenness, since such work requires not only experience with toxicomaniacs but also knowledge of psychology and psychiatry of children and adolescents.
Broader Problems:
Chronic alcoholism Juvenile delinquencyDrug abuse by adolescents Narrower Problems:
Binge drinking students Related Problems:
Congenital abnormalitiesInhaling of solvents and anaesthetic drugsDependence on excitement and danger among young people Aggravates:
Violent death of young people Strategies:
Preventing alcohol abuseStrengthening the family to prevent alcoholismEducating children to prevent drug takingShifting juvenile behaviour habitsObserving drinking age lawsControlling consumption of alcohol by adolescents Subject(s):
Amenities → ConsumptionIndustry → Beverages
Law → Law
Societal Problems → Addiction, drug abuse
Society → Adolescents
Society → Infants
Society → Youth
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST