[Prevalence of alcoholism during 3 decades in Chile (1952-1982)].

The level of alcoholism in Chile and its variations between 1952 and 1982 are studied by means of the Jellinek Method. The limitations and bias of the methodology employed are indicated and the results are compared with those of other children studies. The conclusion is that there was an increase in the number of alcoholics and in the alcoholism rate during the period analyzed, with a rate for 1982 70% higher than that for 1952.

[Developing countries. Health education in the primary prevention of alcoholism].

In most developing countries alcoholism hampers economic development in the same way as illiteracy or disease. Several studies reveal the extent of the problem in Latin America where the consumption of alcoholic beverages is rooted in national traditions. In Chile, the population includes 5% of alcoholics and 15% of people who drink excessively.