Smoking and drinking among college students: "it's a package deal".
Drug Alcohol Depend
; 106(1): 16-20, 2010 Jan 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This paper reports on qualitative research on smoking in contexts associated with drinking among college students. Although a plethora of survey research has shown a positive association between smoking and alcohol use, little attention has been given to the utility functions of these co-occurring behaviors.METHODS:
Data are drawn from semi-structured interviews with college freshmen at a large Mid-western university in the U.S. (n=35). In addition, eleven focus groups with fraternity and sorority members were conducted (n=70). Interviews and focus groups focused on a range of issues including current smoking behavior, reasons for smoking, and smoking and drinking.RESULTS:
A review of qualitative responses reveals that smoking served multiple utility functions for this population including (1) facilitating social interaction across gender, (2) allowing one to structure time and space at a party, (3) enabling "party" smokers to smoke with fewer negative side effects, and (4) helping to calm one down when drunk.CONCLUSIONS:
Whereas smoking was stigmatized during the context of one's everyday life as a student, at parties while consuming alcohol, smoking was viewed as normative and socially acceptable. Preventive interventions are needed on college campus that target co-substance use and address widespread misperceptions about the harm of tobacco use and addiction.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Fumar
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Drug Alcohol Depend
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos