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Objectives: This study investigates the drinking state of the homeless, including the factors that influence this state, and the related services that the homeless require. Methods: A total of 163 adults residing in homeless shelters in Incheon, were recruited from November 15 to December 28, 2013. The Korean version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test was used. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, chi-square, and logistic regression. All analyses were conducted using SPSS 18. Results: Among the respondents, 59.5% engaged in normal drinking, 17.2% engaged in problem drinking and 23.3% suffered from high risk drinking. Alcohol Problems of homeless were found to increase along with total drinking periods. And high risk drinker were more likely to have 3.2 times of loneliness, 6.5 times of insomnia, and the reason for homeless is alcohol problem 14.0 times higher. Conclusions: Alcohol problems among the homeless are chronic and difficult to solve through temporary measures and short-term interventions. Therefore, the development of appropriate services and policies for the homeless is important. The results of the study can be used as a basis for the development of management measures tailored to the distinctive needs of the homeless.

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to describe the essential structure of the postmortem-examination experiences of nurse career coroners (forensic investigators), to have a profound understanding of their experiences, and ultimately to lay the foundation for nurses' entry into the field of forensic nursing. Methods: The subjects in this study were six coroners. After an in-depth interview from January to June 2007, the collected data were analyzed by Colaizzi as qualitative research. Results: Four categories emerged from seven theme clusters. The four categories were: attracted by being dubbed a stabilized public official, a sense of achievement due to having clarified false death, self-confidence after distinguishing the victim and the wrongdoer, eternal developmental potential is seen. Conclusion: It is expected that this study will provide useful information for nurses who are interested in becoming coroners. It will be helpful for career nurses to extend their nursing science into emerging fields like coroners and select a follow-up career.

This study was executed to identify the presence of drinking education and associated drinking knowledge and attitudes of high school students in some areas. Sample data were collected from 211 high school students in D city from March 4 th to March 8 th in 2013. Structured self-administered questionnaires were used as survey tool. Study results showed drinking knowledge of some high school students was the highest score in that 'daily life is difficult when addicted to alcohol', and showed the lowest score in that 'alcohol does not affect the brain.' (p <0.05). According to the presence of education, results showed high score when the students received the drinking education that 'alcohol is prohibited to minors' (p <0.05). Regarding drinking education place, school showed the highest percentage of 92.4%, which is much higher than that of other institutions. Regarding education methods, lecture and video watching had the highest percentage of 47.5% and regarding educators, external lecturers had the highest percentage of 53.3. In order to examine the knowledge and attitudes according to the presence of drinking education, Logistic Regression Analysis was conducted and the results showed that the knowledge was estimated to improve 0.9 times and attitudes were estimated to improve 1.22 times. These results are considered to be utilized as fundamental data for re-emphasizing the necessity of youth drinking education and for drinking education program for those young people.