Drinking and Smoking Status among Young Adults Ages 25-45

The purpose of this study is to understand young adult's knowledge of their consequences leading to their behavior change and their knowledge of resources available in the Genesee County Area. This purpose will also help to understand if the young adult with kids knows that their behavior affects their children's behaviors. Eligible participants consisted of 135 young adults ages 25-45 who were students, staff, or faculty at the University of Michigan-Flint at the time of the study. The participants were recruited through an online survey called Qualtrics. This survey consisted of 42 questions that pertained to the participant's risky behaviors, their knowledge of their consequences to smoking and drinking and their knowledge of the resources in the community. The three main questions that were studied throughout the research, 1: Do young adults have low perceived susceptibility, 2: Are young adults tempted to drink and smoke in negative situations, and 3: Does having perceived barriers interfere with the young adult seeking community resources? For the most part, the results in this study were expected. As for the temptation to smoke cigarettes in negative situations was expected, but the temptation to drink in negative situations was not expected. According to the results, the participants indicated that they are not tempted at all to drink when things are not going their way and they are frustrated and/or when they are angry at something or someone.Master'sSchool of Health Professions and Studies: Health EducationUniversity of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/117902/1/Salinas.pd