| Literature DB >> 20680925 |
Van M Ta1, Daniela S Kittinger, Linda A Pham, Rebecca J Williams, Lashanda N Eller, Claudio R Nigg.
Abstract
It is important to review trends in youth alcohol use over time in order to effectively tailor prevention programs to address those trends. This article reviews data on alcohol use behaviors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey in Hawai'i from 1993 to 2007. Five alcohol use indicators were examined and stratified by grade level, from 9th grade through 12th grade. Significant drops in nearly all indicators are seen among 9th through 11th graders, but not among 12th graders. This suggests that Hawaii youth are responding well to anti-alcohol messaging as young teens, but a different approach may be needed to target older teens. Hawaii Medical Journal Copyright 2010.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20680925 PMCID: PMC3118030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hawaii Med J ISSN: 0017-8594