@article{ref1, title="What Is Alcohol per Capita Consumption of Adults Telling us about Drinking and Smoking among Adolescents? A Population-Based Study across 68 Countries", journal="Alcohol and alcoholism", year="2011", author="Fuhr, D. C. and Gmel, G.", volume="46", number="1", pages="88-92", abstract="AIMS: To investigate whether recorded alcohol per capita consumption of adults could be linked with alcohol drinking and smoking among adolescents. METHODS: Adult alcohol per capita has been plotted graphically together with the prevalence of current drinking and smoking among adolescents. RESULTS: Across all 68 countries, a highly statistically significant correlation was detected, indicating a linear relationship. CONCLUSION: Countries which are high in alcohol per capita consumption among adults need to pay heightened attention to alcohol and tobacco use among the younger population.

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", language="en", issn="0735-0414", doi="10.1093/alcalc/agq071", url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agq071" }