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Drunkenness among Athenian nightclub goers: relationship with other risk behaviours and consequences

Drunkenness among Athenian nightclub goers: relationship with other risk behaviours and consequences I. Siamou, M. Spyropoulou, A. Kokkevi University Mental Health Research Institute / Greek REITOX Focal Point

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Drunkenness among Athenian nightclub goers: relationship with other risk behaviours and consequences

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  1. Drunkenness among Athenian nightclub goers: relationship with other risk behaviours and consequences I. Siamou, M. Spyropoulou, A. Kokkevi University Mental Health Research Institute / Greek REITOX Focal Point

  2. Drunkenness among Athenian nightclub goers: relationship with other risk behaviours and consequences Study groups • Drunkeness group: Nightclub goers who get drunk frequently (at least twice in the last month): 63 persons (37.7%) • Comparison group: Nightclub goers who rarely (once in the last month) or never get drunk: 104 persons (62.3%)

  3. Gender

  4. Health status

  5. Drunkenness group: Comparison group: 4 (sd: 3.0) partners 2.4 (sd: 6.7) partners Sexual behaviour: Average number of sexual partners(last year)

  6. Sexual behaviour(last year)

  7. Sexual behaviour: Reasons for not using a condom(last year)

  8. Frequent use of alcohol(at least 5 times a week)

  9. Life time use of cannabis, cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD, Amyl nitrates

  10. Problems due to substance use(last year)

  11. Problems due to substance use(last year)

  12. Problems due to substance use(last year)

  13. Extreme behaviours(at least once a month)

  14. Reckless driving(at least once in the last month)

  15. Reckless driving(at least once in the last month)

  16. Problem behaviours

  17. Petty delinquent behaviours

  18. Conclusions • Findings show that frequent drunkenness in nightlife context is mainly related to male young people • Relationship problems, aggressiveness, illicit drug use, and deviant behaviours appeared to be commoner among nightclub goers who get drunk frequently than those who rarely or never get drunk

  19. Conclusions • The fact that a great number of nightclub goers who get drunk frequently, adopt risk behaviours related to their sexual activity and driving may increases the risk of infectious diseases (e.g. AIDS/HIV) and car accidents • Considering that frequent drunkenness is closely associated to other risk behaviours which might result as a consequence of drinking excessively, prevention interventions towards reducing drunkenness incidents are considered to be necessary in recreational settings

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