Alcoholism
Sadek, M.d.G.
Revista Paulista de Medicina 109(4): 153-156
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-0362 PMID: 1775882 Document Number: 386692
The main purpose of this article is to evaluate the incidence of alcoholism in three different groups from the poor segments of the population. Two types of questionnaires--CAGE and SADD--were applied to 334 men. Incidence of alcoholism in each group was: group I--134 homeless men, without a regular job, sheltered in a public institution, 55.9%; group II--106 unskilled male workers, working in construction sites, 43.4%; group III--94 unskilled male workers, working for a public institution, 23.4%. Results show a very high incidence of alcoholism in these segments of the Brazilian population.