Contemporary Drug Problems articles from June 2007

Contemporary Drug Problems archives from June 2007

Why the decrease in consumption of alcoholic beverages in Italy between the 1970s and the 2000s? Shedding light on an Italian mystery.
June 22, 2007... The problem: European cultures and changes in alcohol consumption It is well known that different cultures have different attitudes towards alcoholic beverages and psychoactive substances. An example of this is the contrast between southern...

Trends in alcoholic beverage consumption in Italy.
June 22, 2007... This section aims to describe the trend in alcohol consumption (and in consumption of wine in particular) in Italy over the last 30 years. To the best of our knowledge, this is indeed the first attempt to combine all the Italian sources dealing...

Temperal trends in wine and food consumption in Italy.
June 22, 2007... One reasonable hypothesis for explaining the changes in wine consumption that occurred between 1950 and 1980 is the strong link Italians had between drinking wine and eating meals. In particular, both the rapid growth in wine consumption that...

A demographic interpretation of the decrease in alcohol consumption in Italy.
June 22, 2007... Changes in the population's age structure could potentially explain the changes in overall wine consumption. Indeed wine consumption tends to be nil or very low under the age of 14 years, and relatively low up to 20-25 years, after which it...

The decrease in alcohol consumption in Italy: sociological interpretations.
June 22, 2007... During the years from 1970 on, in which the drop in alcohol consumption occurred, Italy was experiencing a number of extraordinary changes in working conditions, family structures and family roles; also new consumption patterns and new...

Life cycles and changes in alcoholic beverage consumption: research project & theoretical framework.(Italy)
June 22, 2007... The research aims In order to understand the micro-sociological explanations behind the decline in alcoholic beverage consumption, particularly wine, in Italy during the last 30 years, we studied social mechanisms affecting the behavior of...

Alcohol consumption patterns of two cohorts of Italian men today and at their moment of maximum consumption.
June 22, 2007... This article describes the alcohol consumption models of the sample interviewed and analyzes their alcoholic habits today, and in the peak consumption periods they identified. The habits we looked at included a study of the behavior, social and...

Consumption patterns of alcoholic beverages in two cohorts of Italian men.
June 22, 2007... The consumption models Having reconstructed the consumption patterns of the interviewees (Vidoni Guidoni in this issue), we then separated the phases in which they developed, starting from when they began to consume alcoholic beverages,...

The reduction of consumption in two cohorts of Italian men: some interpretations.
June 22, 2007... In any study of individual life developments, a sociologist must always "conduct a double level of analysis, that which refers to the individual in flesh and blood, and that which refers to the typical individual.... The typical individual...

Changes in the social meaning of alcohol consumption in Italy: a "privileged" look.
June 22, 2007... Explanations of the social mechanisms behind the consumption decline have been discussed and studied with several key informants, (1) whose observations represented a valuable complement to the output of the interviews. The opinions expressed,...

The research outcome: summary and conclusions on the reduction in wine consumption in Italy.
June 22, 2007... Why have Italians, since the early 1970s, begun reducing their wine consumption in the absence of drinking-control policies, passing from higher to lower intake amounts, and attaining the consumption decrease recommended by the international...