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There are many gender differences in the psychosocial characteristics among problem drinking. Standard treatment program are based on male process drinking. The treatment program to be effective, they must be sensitive to women‘s psychosocial characteristics surrounding the problem drinking. This article shows the characteristics of women problem drinker as well as their environment by the ecosystem perspective.

This study was aimed to survey the status of drinking behaviors of college students in Korea. Also one of the main purpose was to analyze the reasons why college students drink too much and how many students are binge drinkers. The survey procedures for the college students are as follows; Instrument: 80% of Harvard College Alcohol Study Questionnaires were used in KCAS Questionnaires. The samples: A national samples were selected from Korean Council on Educations list of accredited 4-year colleges by using probability proportionate to size of enrollment, types, and districts. Participating Universities: Considered districts and types of University, we selected 63 Universities randomly. We sent letters asking to be participated with this study to the presidents of each University. Participating letters from 55 Universities were arrived first. We called to the 8 University Presidents directly to join this study. 5 among the remaining 8 Universities agreed to participate with this survey. We decided to survey 60 University. Sampling and procedures: We selected samples in the participating Universities. First, we selected colleges, departments, and grades in participating University. Second, we sent proportionally assigned Questionnaires to the registrars or faculties. They returned the Questionnaires to my University. Sampling period: From May 15, 2003 to June 15 The main results are as follows; First, frequent binge drinking rate of College students is very high. About 65.7% of students are binge drinkers, and 33.2% are frequent binge drinkers. Second, frequent binge drinking rate of 24 or more aged students is higher than under ages. This is different with US and Canada's situations. Third, being different with US situation's, club affiliation doesn't affect to binge drinking greatly. Forth, also being different with US and Canadas situation's, the students who reside in the University are less likely to take binge drinking than the students who reside off-campus. Sixth, most of alcohol-related problems of Korean students are higher than those of US students, except sexual activities, drove after drinking, and argue with friends. Seventh, although Korean students drink more than US students, Korean students are 0less likely to have secondhand binge-drinking effects. Most of Korean people are more generous about the others drinking and drinking problems. And most of Korean people are thinking importantly of drinking socializing. So they dont think those things as problems.

Several studies have found that the majority of adolescents have consumed alcohol, although the minimum legal drinking age is 19 in Korea. Drinking rates among adolescents have steadily increased in recent years. With increasing alcohol use, adolescents' risk-taking heath behaviors have increased. Empirical research has demonstrated relationships between alcohol use and other risk taking behaviors such as cigarette use and sexual behaviors. This study is to identify the prevalence of binge drinking and is to examine associations between binge drinking and other risk-taking behaviors in adolescents. A cross sectional study based on a stratified cluster sample of 129 junior and senior high schools in Seoul during May 2003 was used. The associations were examined with χ2, Fishers exact test, and multiple logistic regression. The main results are as follows: First, the prevalence of alcohol use which is defined as the consumption of alcohol use at least one time during last month was 25.6% for junior high school students and 35.6% for high school students. The prevalence of binge drinking (which is defined as the consumption of at least 5 drinks in a row for male students or 4 drinks in a row for female students during the 2 weeks before the completion of the questionnaire) was 3.3% for junior high school students and 7.2% for senior high school students. Second, the rate of binge drinking was higher among students reported senior high school students (higher grade), lower perceived school performance, having girl friends or boy friends. Third, the rate of binge drinking was higher among students who used cigarette use, and sexual behaviors. Fourth, cigarette use and sexual behaviors predicted to be binge drinkers among adolescents after adjusting socio-demographic variables. Those who have experienced cigarette use, smoke at least one cigarette everyday, and sexual intercourse had 8.77, 3.66, 2.31 times respectively higher to be binge drinkers compared with those with non-risk taking behaviors.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find out the criminals' motivation of drinking. Method: For achieving the purpose, drinking motivation questionnaire developed by Cooper et al.(1992) was used. The questionnaire has 4 sub categories which were social, enhancement, conformity & coping motives. The subjects of this study were 1,005 criminals from Uijeongbu Public Prosecutors Office, Korea. For analysis, frequency, percentage, ANOVA, and scheffe test were done by SPSS 10.0 win program. Results; The mean of social motive was 2.04, enhancement motive 1.51, conformity motive 1.52, coping motive 1.78 & total motives mean was 1.72. The significant differences of motivations of drinking according to the general characteristics of criminals were like that. Drinking motive was significantly high between over 28 to 42 age groups than below 27 age group. According to religion, catholic was significant high than other religious group. Among the ages of start to drink, below 13 age group was significantly high than over 20.