Alcoholism among high school students: Profile and educational intervention

The misuse of alcoholic beverages is considered to be of high prevalence in adults and adolescents alike, which affects their physical and mental health and their social and family context. Alcoholism is present in several social strata, including in the student milieu, making it a public health problem, which requires a quality of care. Based on these premises the objective of this study was to outline the profile of alcohol consumption in adolescents and young adults who attend high school. A descriptive study was carried out with 200 students from a public school in the city of Cajazeiras, Pb. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect data on alcohol consumption in adolescents. Analysis of the results showed that 62% reported being male, 52% were between 16-18 years old, 92.5% were single, 88.5% were catholic, 46.5% were brown, and 89.5% lived with their parents , 83.5% had used some type of drug, 55% had experimented with alcohol between 11 and 15 years, 29% had tried in bars / nightclubs / discos, 46.5% had used it for fun, 53% adolescents were alcohol users, 51% did not have family members who drank too much, 58.5% did not drink in the month prior to the survey, 67.5% did not get drunk on alcohol, 41% drank more frequently in bars / nightclubs / nightclubs. In view of the foregoing, it is necessary to have public policies of an educational nature in schools that are mainly aimed at the teenage age group, since it is at this stage that the personality and personal identity are forming and because it is not yet matured, it suffers great influence from the environment external.