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Oct 12, 2022 · Some 45% of drinkers said they were drinking less during the pandemic, while 65% said they want to stop drinking. Meanwhile, the share of youth drug users was almost nil (0.1%) in 2021, significantly down from the 2.4% recorded in 2002.
Dec 10, 2013 · Alcohol marketing, specifically through providing free alcohol through a company representative, was associated with drunkenness (AOR: 1.84; 95% CI = 1.06–3.21) among youths after controlling for demographic and psychosocial characteristics, peer environment, and risky behaviors.
Aug 18, 2021 · In the Philippines, there is a fluctuating trend in the percentage of adolescent current drinkers from a downward trend in 2008 to 2013 (21.7% and 18.6%, respectively), to an upward trend in 2015 to 2018 survey (14.9% to 16.8%, respectively).
Apr 29, 2024 · The minimum legal drinking age in the Philippines is set at 18 years; however, underage drinking is widespread and prevalent.
Dec 10, 2013 · This study examines the associations between exposures to alcohol marketing and Filipino youths’ drinking prevalence and drunkenness. Cross-sectional analyses were used to examine the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in Philippines (2011).
Apr 29, 2024 · 1 in 10 Pinoy teens drinks alcoholic beverages. Citing its 2021 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS), DOST-FNRI said that approximately 13.2 percent of Filipino adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 are currently drinking alcoholic beverages or have consumed alcohol.
More than half of Filipino people aged 20 years or older who drink alcohol engage in binge drinking (as defined by WHO), translating to 16 million individuals at risk of alcohol-related disability and death. 4 In 2012, the Philippine Sin Tax Law was passed with the aim of reducing alcohol and tobacco consumption and increasing health revenue ...
