L.0 - Introduction Lecture Flashcards
1
Q
Nemesis - what does it stand for?
A
Netherlands Mental Health Survey and Incidence Study
2
Q
what did they study? How?
A
- lifetime prevalence of substance abuse (including alcohol and drugs)
- through structured interviews
3
Q
what is the lifetime prevalence of substance abuse?
A
- 17% of people in the Netherlands suffer from substance abuse at some point in their lives
> 12.8% alcohol
> 6.6% drugs
4
Q
What are the risk factors?
A
- younger age
- being a man
- living alone
- being unemployed
- very high degree of urbanization
5
Q
What is it unrelated to?
A
- unrelated to income
- unrelated to country of origin
