DRINKING, SMOKING AND DRUG‐TAKING PATTERNS IN A PREDOMINANTLY LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SAMPLE COMPARISON WITH MEDICHECK SAMPLE

John B. Gibson, Arne Johansen, Graeme Rawson, Ian Webster

The Medical Journal of Australia · 1977 · 12 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

The drinking, smoking, and drug-taking patterns of 9829 adult members of the Australian Workers Union in Sydney are compared with data collected through the Medicheck Referral Centre. Overall, the two sets of data are very similar, but the results of this survey point to the high prevalence of heavy alcohol consumption, and of regular drug-taking in young people.

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