TY - GEN T1 - Alcohol consumption among adolescents - Current results and trends AU - Kuntz, Benjamin AU - Lange, Cornelia AU - Lampert, Thomas AB - Regular alcohol consumption endangers health and is associated with an increased risk of a variety of physical illnesses and mental disorders. This issue's interest is focused on alcohol consumption during adolescence since young people may be viewed as the most important target group for alcohol prevention measures. Attitudes toward alcohol, drinking motives and consumption patterns that form during adolescence often still exist in adulthood. Studies suggest that starting to drink early and excessive consumption of alcohol at a young age increases the probability of problematic alcohol consumption later in life and increases the risk of alcohol dependency. KW - Robert Koch Institute KW - KiGGS KW - adolescents KW - social status KW - GBE kompakt KW - Alcohol KW - binge drinking KW - ESPAD KW - HBSC KW - RKI KW - beer KW - wine KW - trends KW - 610 Medizin PY - 2015 LA - eng PB - Robert Koch-Institut VL - 6 IS - 2 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.25646/3064 ER -