Studenter og rusmidler. Bruk av alkohol, tobakk, narkotika og pengespill blant studenter ved Universitet i Oslo
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2007Metadata
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SIRUS-rapport. 130 p. SIRUS, 2007Sammendrag
Denne rapporten presenterer resultatene av prosjektetStudenter og Rus.I 2006 deltok 1655 studenter ved Universitetet i Oslo i enspørreskjemaundersøkelse om bruk avalkohol og andre rusmidler, røykingog pengespill. Resultatene er sammenlignet med funn fra en tilsvarendestudentundersøkelse i 1997.Det store flertallet av studentene (vel95 prosent) hadde drukket alkoholsiste år. Kvinnene hadde i gjennomsnittdrukket 5 liter ren alkohol siste år,og mennene hadde drukket nesten dobbelt så mye; 9 liter. En av sjukvinner (14 prosent) og en av tremenn (34 prosent) hadde drukket merenn 10 liter ren alkohol siste år. Dettetilsvarer et inntak på 8-9 halvliteremed øl, eller vel to flasker vin hvereneste uke i ett år. Unge voksne er denbefolkningsgruppen som drikker mest, og studentene drikker minst likemye som andre i samme aldersgruppe.I likhet med hva vi har sett i den generelle befolkningen, har det vært enklar økning i alkoholkonsumet blant studenter (20 prosent), og kvinnenehar økt mest (28 prosent). Økningener først og fremst knyttet til høyerealkoholinntak i hver drikkesituasjon, mens antall ganger de drikker, ikke ervesentlig endret. Når studenter drikker, er alkoholinntaket ofte høyt; menndrikker seks alkoholenheter (tilsvarende4 halvlitere øl eller seks glass vin),eller mer i nesten halvparten av drikketilfellene, mens kvinner drikker såmye i vel en fjerdedel av gangene dedrikker. Single mannlige studentersom bor i egen bolig eller kollektiv,er de som drikker mest. Gifte ellersamboende kvinnelige studenter med barn, drikker minst.Det høye alkoholkonsumet gjenspeiles også i omfanget av alkoholrelaterteskader. Mer enn en tredjedel av studentene hadde et drikkemønster sominnebærer en høy eller alvorlig risiko for skader. Mange rapporterte omulike negative konsekvenser av alkoholkonsumet sitt; i løpet av studietidenhadde halvparten skulket undervisning, en tredjedel hadde hatt ’blackouts’,en fjerdedel hadde hatt ubeskyttet sex, en av ti hadde vært utsatt for skadereller ulykker, en av tre hadde vært innblandet i krangel og ca fem prosenthadde vært innblandet i slåsskamp. Som forventet var omfanget avalkoholrelaterte skader klart høyere blant menn, enn blant kvinner. Tiltross for økning i alkoholkonsum, viste ingen av studentenesselvrapporterte negative konsekvenser økning fra 1997 til 2006. Endringe This report presents the results of the project Students’ Use of Alcohol and Drugs. In 2006, 1655 students at the University of Oslo took part in a questionnaire survey on the use of alcohol and other intoxicants, smoking and gambling. The results were compared with the findings from a corresponding student survey in 1997.
The vast majority of the students (some 95 per cent) had consumed alcohol in the past year. On average, the women had consumed five litres of pure alcohol in the past year, while the men had drunk nearly twice that amount, i.e. nine litres. One of seven women (14 per cent) and one of three men (34 per cent) had consumed more than 10 litres of pure alcohol in the past year. This corresponds to an intake of eight to nine half litres of beer or some two bottles of wine every single week for a year. Young adults are the demographic group that drinks most, and the students drink at least as much as others in the same age group.
As observed among the general public, there has been a clear increase in alcohol consumption among students (20 per cent), and women have demonstrated the steepest increase (28 per cent). The increase is first and foremost related to a higher intake of alcohol in each drinking situation, while the number of times they drink has not changed significantly. When students drink, their intake of alcohol is often high; men drink six alcohol units (comparable to four half litres of beer or six glasses of wine) or more in nearly half the drinking incidents, while women drink that much more than every fourth time they drink. Single male students who live in their own dwelling or in a collective, drink the most. Married or cohabiting female students with children drink the least.
High alcohol consumption is also reflected in the scope of alcohol-related injuries. More than one-third of the students exhibited a drinking pattern entailing a high or serious risk of injury. Many reported a variety of negative consequences from their alcohol consumption. During their time at university, half had cut class, one-third had had ’blackouts’, one-fourth had had unsafe sex, one-tenth had suffered injuries or accidents, one of three had been in an argument and approx. five per cent had been involved in a fight. As expected, the scope of alcohol-related injuries was distinctly higher among men than women. Despite the increase in alcohol consumption, none of the students’ self-reported adverse consequences showed any increase from 1997 to 2006. Possible explanations include changes in the sample of students and a generally higher tolerance for intoxication, as well as a larger spread in consumption among the students.
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