This paper shows the results of a pilot study on the analysis of web pages in Spain containing information about addictions. We also analyze in which ways internet users utilize such pages through the test INDEXA. We have analyzed, so far, 203 Spanish web resources on addictions and surveyed 294 university students about their usage of the Internet for informational purposes on addictions. Results indicate that the most part of web resources in addictions belong to associations (33%), with an approach centered in the treatment (22%) and a general approach when one is to offer information on addictive substances or addictions. The most mentioned substances in the contents of websites are the tobacco (41%) and the alcohol (38%). Results of the questionnaire INDEXA show that 84% of internet users were considered well informed on addictions and 64% had looked for or received information on the topic in the latest year. The level of satisfaction with websites on addictions is good (67%) their questions concentrate in the information search on a substance in particular, that usually is the alcohol (15%) followed more distance of the cannabis (13.18%) and the tobacco (11%).

The present study analyzes the presence of depressive symptomatology in a sample of 202 smokers with and without personality disorders who participate in a psychological treatment programme for giving up smoking. The results indicate that the group of smokers with personality disorders presented more depressive symptoms than the group of smokers without personality disorders, both at the start and at the end of the treatment. This finding would confirm the widely found association between Axis II disorders and emotional distress, resulting from the deterioration of the individual’s general functioning due to the inflexible
behaviour patterns characteristic of personality disorders.

Several risk factors, which increment the probability of using alcohol and other illegal substances, like family dysfunction have been considered.
The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with alcohol and other substances abuse in a sample of 1997 students from senior high school from Mexico City. The mean age of the adolescents was 16.7 (s.d.1.7). 52.7% were females and 47.3% males, 56% studied in the morning and 43.8% in the afternoon. Some variables were considered like adolescents’ age, grades, time-schedule in which they went to school, type of family and stressful life-events were considered specifically.
The identification of adolescents at risk was done with AUDIT andASSIST. A binary logistic regression was calculated in order to identify those factors that increment alcohol, tobacco and other illegal substances use. Results indicate that a single parent family, being older and stressful life events, among others, increment risk consumption of alcohol and other substances.

At present we have the perception that the preventive policies on drugs issues are something relatively recent. Nevertheless, between 1926 and 1931, Barcelona had the Asociación contra la Toxicomanía (Association against Drug Addiction) which was a pioneer in claiming the prevention from the private area background though narrowly linked to the public power.
Although many professionals today dealing with addictions complain that the mass media do no pay enough attention to their work, the people in charge of this association never complained about this matter.
The existence of the Asociación contra la Toxicomanía (Association against Drug Addiction), whose composition, history and achievements are presented in this article, may constitute an invitation to approach a reserch of perspective compared to some of the existing associations nowadays.

Objective: To evaluate psychometric properties of both brief DAST versions (DAST-10 and DAST-20) in Spanish adult population.
Methods: 259 (121 drug users and 138 healthy controls) were explored. Both brief 10 and 20 items Spanish adapted DAST rating scales were administrated by skilled personnel. Psychometric properties of those questionnaires were analized using DSM-IV TR criteria as gold standard.
Results: Both DAST versions registered a high internal reliability (α = .93 and α = .89 for DAST-20 and DAST-10, respectively). The exploratory factor analysis extracted five factors in the DAST 20, justifying 74.12 % of variance, and two components in the DAST-10 that explained 62.18% of this. Cut-off points ≥ 5/6 (DAST-20) and ≥ 3 (DAST-10) evidenced a high agreement with DSM-IV TR diagnosis (κDAST-20 = .96 y κDAST-10 = .91), correctly classifying the 98.07 % and 95.36 % of the subjects, respectively.
Conclusion: In this study results show that both DAST-10 and DAST- 20 might be considered valid and reliable instruments in drug abuse detection in adult population.

In this paper, we study various groups related to the “botellón” evaluating its approach to the reality of this phenomenon and identifying their needs for intervention. Has been interviewed 4083 young people (14-25 years), 212 parents and 63 policemen from Valencia about what they mean by “botellón”, the consequences associated with it, and the alternatives they think reduce this phenomenon. Police and youth refers mainly to the alcohol consume with friends. Police and parents highlighted the negative socials consequences of teenage consumption, while young people see positive consequences (socialization) and no association with performance or personal problems. The alternatives proposed by police are lower alcohol prices and to enable botellódromos, that would not solve youth excessive consumption, and a type of alternative leisure undervalued by young people. The proposals from the parents transfer their responsibility to the administration, school, etc. and together with the policemen intend to increase youth alcohol knowledge. However, the three groups should have access to this information and become aware of the bio-psycho-social consequences of this consumption. In addition, parents have to work their level of consciousness, because they are one of the direct determinants of onset and duration of consumption.