Presented paper is the first estimation probe in Poland of the "quality of life" of alcohol addicted people. The group of 70 professional soldiers that had been undergo treatment in Military Hospital the Section of Psychiatric Clinic in Cracow in years 1996-1998 has been investigated as alcohol addicted syndrome. For the research it has been used: the questionnaire with sociodemographis and epidemiological data, Polish version questionnaire SF-36 for "quality of life" research and Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST)--the questionnaire for estimation alcohol problems. The main aim of investigation was to recognise the influence of alcohol addicted syndrome that impact on "quality of life" estimation, range changes and their dynamics that depend on alcohol addicted syndrome degree, in age, military degree. The exploration aim was some sociodemographis and epidemiological data analysis. Results confirm the lower "quality of life" within estimated group. All ingredients Q1 have decreased, and the highest differences related such ingredients as: "physical limits in role perform", "social function", "emotion limits in role perform" so that "social activity sphere" creation ingredients. The estimation hypothesis related to QL decrease together with addiction degree (numbers of MAST) and decrease of "quality of life" together with age within estimated group have been not confirmed. The analysis of chosen sociodemographis variables has shown the significant variation, relative to QL and: "sexual live", "alone drinking" and "conflict". The differences between peoples who are alcohol addicted and non habitual drinking alcohol peoples has been confirmed within range; "frequency of alcohol drinking", "quantity of single drinking alcohol", "frequency to be drunk", "reasons of drinking", "behaviour after drinking", "suffering after drinking", "continuos drinking" or "alcohol tolerance".
Adult Alcoholism