Table 2 The proportion of Thai seventh-grade middle school students who drank alcohol in the previous 12 months experienced alcohol-related harms and alcohol use disorders. (n = 1187)
Alcohol use disorder | n (%) | Alcohol–related harms | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
No symptoms | 723 (60.9) | No harm | 924 (77.8) |
Having at least one symptom | 464 (39.1) | Harm (s) | 263 (22.2) |
1. Drinking more than intended | 349 (29.4) | 1.Getting drunk | 173 (14.6) |
2.Trying / wanting to stop or cut down but unsuccessful | 121 (10.2) | 2. Planning to be drunk before drinking | 80 (6.7) |
3.Spending a lot of time searching, drinking, or recovering | 164 (13.8) | 3. Feeling uncomfortable after drinking | 110 (9.3) |
4.Craving for drinking | 238 (20.1) | 4.Having hang over | 90 (7.6) |
5.Having a problem at work, school, or family due to drinking | 39 (3.3) | 5.Having black out | 60 (5.1) |
6.Having a problem with others due to drinking | 24 (2.0) | 6.Having a problem with the police due to drinking | 18 (1.5) |
7. Reduce other social / recreational activities due to drinking | 40 (3.4) | 7.Having a regretful sexual relationship after drinking | 7 (0.6) |
8.Driving/doing activity that may cause accident when drinking | 29 (2.4) | 8.Being sexually harassed / abused when drinking | 19 (1.6) |
9.Having medical / physical / mental problems due to drinking | 33 (2.8) | Â | Â |
10. Having tolerance for drinking | 98 (8.3) | Â | Â |
11. Having alcohol withdrawal symptom | 26 (2.2) | Â | Â |