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Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access published online on May 24, 2008
Alcohol and Alcoholism, doi:10.1093/alcalc/agn039
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Medical Council on Alcohol. All rights reserved

Patterns of Binge Drinking At An International Nightlife Resort

Sébastien Tutenges* and Morten Hesse

Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University, Købmagergade 26E, 1150 Copenhagen C, Denmark

* Corresponding author: Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University, Købmagergade 26E, 1150 Copenhagen C, Denmark. E-mail: sebastientutenges{at}gmail.com

Received 24 September 2007; first review notified 9 October 2007; in revised form 22 April 2008; accepted 23 April 2008


  Abstract

Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the patterns of substance use in young Danes while holidaying in the Bulgarian holiday resort of Sunny Beach (SB) to their patterns of substance use in Denmark. Methods: Data were collected from visitors to SB in 2007 (n = 1011). Information on alcohol and drug use was surveyed using a short questionnaire. Findings: Most individuals surveyed were regular drinkers in Denmark, and the use of most illicit drugs was rare. Patterns of substance use in SB revealed heavy drinking was common, both in adolescents and young adults. Conclusions: International nightlife resorts provide a context for excess in drug use and alcohol use. Alcohol poses a potentially severe threat to the short- and long-term health of young tourists, but little attention has been paid to form interventions targeting binge drinking in nightlife resorts.


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