DRINKING PATTERNS AMONG STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITIES IN LUBLIN AND THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT SELECTED ALCOHOL-ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS (Polish title below)

(Polish title: Style spozywania alkoholu przez studentow lubelskich uczelni wyzszych oraz ich opinie dotyczace wybranych aspektow problematyki alkoholowej). The purpose of this paper is to present drinking patterns among students from universities in Lublin as well their views about regulations on alcohol consumption. Using a questionnaire designed by the authors, a random sample of 810 students aged 21-24 was examined. It included participants from various faculties at: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin University of Technology, Medical University of Lublin, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, and University of Life Sciences in Lublin. As the results of this study show, particularly those referring to frequent amnesic drinking and binge drinking, the problem of excessive alcohol consumption is not uncommon among students from the surveyed sample. Differences in drinking patterns as well as in opinions about age of safe alcohol use initiation and the Driver's Blood Alcohol Limits (DBAL) were found, depending on the study subject, the year of study and the respondent's gender.