Who pre-drinks before a night out and why? Socioeconomic status and motives behind young people's pre-drinking in the United Kingdom

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 229-238

  Ostergaard, Jeanette ^a   Andrade, Stefan Bastholm ^b  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; Motives; Policy (policies); Pre drinking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84899721951     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2013.784368     Document Type: Article

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