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The effect of religious factors on intoxicant use.
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It is suggested that current uncertainty of belief in a God and infrequent attendance at religious services are more important factors in promoting alcohol use than being brought up a Roman Catholic.Abstract:
To examine cigarette, alcohol and drug use among undergraduates in Cork a precoded questionnaire was mailed to one in seven (458) students, chosen systematically. The response rate was 97%. Religious belief and practice was significantly associated with pattern of drinking behaviour, attitude to alcohol use, marijuana, L.S.D., barbiturate or amphetamine experience and cigarette smoking. It is suggested that current uncertainty of belief in a God and infrequent attendance at religious services are more important factors in promoting alcohol use than being brought up a Roman Catholic. The nature of practices considered serious misdemeanours was significantly associated with religious belief and practice, pattern of drinking behaviour, attitude to alcohol use, marijuana, cigarette smoking. These associations allowed separation of two overlapping groups, one of which was tradition-directed and other which swung towards a more liberal and unstructured life style.read more
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Does Religious Attendance Prolong Survival? A Six-Year Follow-Up Study of 3,968 Older Adults
Harold G. Koenig,Judith C. Hays,David B. Larson,Linda K. George,Harvey J. Cohen,Michael E. McCullough,Keith G. Meador,Dan G. Blazer +7 more
TL;DR: Older adults, particularly women, who attend religious services at least once a week appear to have a survival advantage over those attending services less frequently.
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The Relationship Between Religious Activities and Cigarette Smoking in Older Adults
Harold G. Koenig,Linda K. George,Harvey J. Cohen,Judith C. Hays,David B. Larson,Dan G. Blazer +5 more
TL;DR: Religiously active persons are less likely to smoke cigarettes, and if they do smoke, smoke fewer cigarettes, given the association between smoking and disease, and the widespread prevalence of both smoking and religious activity.
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Religion as a protective factor against drug use among Brazilian university students: a national survey.
Fernanda Carolina Gomes,Arthur Guerra de Andrade,Rafael Izbicki,Alexander Moreira Almeida,Lúcio Garcia de Oliveira +4 more
TL;DR: Religiosity was found to be a strongly protective factor against drug use among Brazilian university students, however, more studies are needed to identify the mechanisms by which religiosity exerts this protective influence.
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Religion and drug use by adolescents
Paulo Dalgalarrondo,Meire Aparecida Soldera,Heleno Rodrigues Corrêa Filho,Cleide Aparecida M Silva +3 more
TL;DR: It was found that no or weaker religious education during childhood was markedly associated with significant more use of drugs during adolescence, consistent with previous investigations demonstrating a strong influence of religious variables over theUse of drugs among adolescents.
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A religiosidade, a espiritualidade e o consumo de drogas
TL;DR: In this article, a revisao da literatura pretendeu descrever os principais estudos cientificos that tratam do papel da religiosidade no tratamento e na prevencao do consumo de drogas.
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