Singapore Journal of Scientific Research2010-006x2010-0051Science International10.3923/sjsres.2020.128.136A. AdekeyeOlujide O. ChenubeOlufunke OmumuFlorence O. AmooEmmanuel P. AjayiMofoluwake Bisi-AdeniyiTosin 22020102Background and Objective: Studies have linked young people with various risky behaviors such as smoking, drunk-driving, risky sexual behaviours and alcohol abuse. In reality of the increases in prevalence and incidence of alcohol consumption among students in urban areas in Nigeria, this study was structured to explore alcohol use and abuse among high school students in Ota with emphasis on determining the socio-cultural factors predicting alcohol use and abuse. Materials and Methods: The survey was a multistage stratified sampling survey of students in Ota, a popular suburb in the outskirt of the metropolitan city of Lagos. The participants comprised of 678 students (mean age = 15.59, SD = 1.96) who volunteered for the study. The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the variables of interest. Results: This study revealed that parents use of alcohol, peer use, age at first use and community reactions (how elders reacts to young people’s alcohol use or misuse) were significant predictors of alcohol use and abuse among young people. However, community reaction to drug use was the most significant predictor of participants alcohol use and abuse. This was closely followed by parental use, participant’s age and peer influence. Conclusion: The sociocultural factors identified in this study exert tremendous influence on student’s alcohol use and subsequent abuse.]]>Mandelbaum, D.G.,19656281293Adekeye, O.A.,201212122130Adekeye, O.A., E.O. Amoo, S.O. Adeusi, O.O. Chenube, F. Ahmadu and J. Idoko,20192019Alacron, J.L.,20112011Rehm, J., C. Mathers, S. Popova, M. Thavorncharoensap, Y. Teerawattananon and J. Patra,200937322232233Griswold, M.G., N. Fullman, C. Hawley, N. Arian and S.R.M. Zimsen et al.,201839210151035Bauman, Z.,1990Monteiro, M.G.,2007Pages: 62Pages: 62Baer, J.S., D.R. Kivlahan and G.A. Marlatt,1995195458Dielman, T.E., J.E. Schulenberg, S.L. Leech and J.T. Shope,19921992Botvin, G.J., R.G. Malgady, K.W. Griffin, L.M. Scheier and J.A. Epstein,199823379387Brown, B.B.,20042004pp: 363-394pp: 363-394Roche, A.M., P. Bywood, J. Borlagdan, B. Lunnay and T. Freeman et al.,2007Pages: 219Pages: 219Marcus, C. and A. Cuming,20072007AIHW.,20052005Dupre, D., N. Miller, M. Gold and K. Rospenda,199544348Brook, J.S., M. Whiteman, A.S. Gordon, C. Nomura and D.W. Brook,1986591110Rittenhouse, J.D. and J.D. Miller,19843329345Payne, C. and A. Phelps,20132013pp: 119pp: 119Payne, C. and A. Phelps,20132013pp: 91pp: 91Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,20142014Johnston, L.D., P.M. O’Malley and J.G. Bachman,2001Volume 2 (NIH Publication No. 01-4925).Mayo Clinic Staff,20192019Teencentral,20172017Pitkänen, T., A.L. Lyyra and L. Pulkkinen,2005100652661York, J.L., J. Welte, J. Hirsch, J.H. Hoffman and G. Barnes,20042813791387Samson, H.H., C.O. Maxwell and T.F. Doyle,198950254260Adekeye, O.A., J.A. Odukoya, O. Chenube, D.O. Igbokwe, A.O. Igbinoba and E.I. Olowookere,201795765Room, R.,20132013pp: 38-45pp: 38-45WHO.,20102010WHO.,20012001Humeniuk, R., R. Ali and World Health Organization ASSIST Phase II Study Group,20062006Odukoya, J.A., O. Adekeye, A.O. Igbinoba and A. Afolabi,201852983997Pears, K., D.M. Capaldi and L.D. Owen,200721373386Alati, R., P. Baker, K.S. Betts, J.P. Connor, K. Little, A. Sanson and C.A. Olsson,2014134178184Mares, S.H., H. van der Vorst, R.C. Engels and A. Lichtwarck-Aschoff,201136209216Latendresse, S.J., R.J. Rose, R.J. Viken, L. Pulkkinen, J. Kaprio and D.M. Dick,200832322330Donovan, J.E. and B.S. Molina,201172741751Webster, D.W., E. Harburg, L. Gleiberman, A. Schork and W. DiFranceisco,198950557566Barnes, G.M., A.S. Reifman, M.P. Farrell and B.A. Dintcheff,200062175186Turner, A.P., M.E. Larimer and I.G. Sarason,200061818826Barnes, G.M.,19901990pp: 137-153pp: 137-153Barnes, G.M., M.P. Farrell and A. Cairns,1986482736Needle, R., H. McCubbin, M. Wilson, R. Reineck, A. Lazar and H. Mederer,198621739766Kandel, D.B.,19854139162Guxensa, M., M. Nebot, C. Ariza and D. Ochoa,200721252260Arkin, E.B. and J.E. Funkhouser,1990Pages: 402Pages: 402Scaffa, M.E.,19981998pp: 78-99pp: 78-99Bot, S.M., R.C.M.E. Engels, R.A. Knibbe and W.H.J. Meeus,200530929947Andrews, J.A., H. Hops, D. Ary, E. Tildesley and J. Harris,199313285310Windle, M.,1990