Research indicates that sociocultural factors influence the initiation and continued use of alcohol and tobacco among adolescents and adults.Research indicates that sociocultural factors influence the initiation and continued use of alcohol and tobacco among adolescents and adults. In adolescents, for example, those sociocultural risk factors may include family and mate influences, demographic factors, and economic and availability factors. not many studies have examined how sociocultural factors affect drinking among smoker and smoking among drinkers. However, the limited evidence available glance ats that such factors do have an impact and that the nerve of the association between alcohol and tobacco use varies according to the amount of alcohol consum Dr Janet Kay Bobo and Corinne Husten review research upon the sociocultural factors that influence whether adolescents initiate alcohol and tobacco use and then discuss similar factors that may sustain alcohol and tobacco use among adults. The authors also indicate how public health interventions that focus in succession concurrent tobacco and alcohol use may help make the morbidity and mortality associated w ith these substances. (pp 225-232) COPYRIGHT 2000 U guidance Printing Office |
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