Prevalence of alcohol use among school children and vocational school students in Murmansk

Anonymous questionnaires were distributed among 1564 schoolchildren in Murmansk for the study carried out in accordance with the method recommended by Center for Monitoring Harmful Habits among Children and Adolescents at Ministry of Health of Russia. The data indicate alcoholization of adolescents in the city. The results were used for planning and implementation of preventive measures within the framework of the SOS! complex regional program.