Beverage-specific patterns of 5+ alcoholic drink consumption by young adults in the U.S

• Published in: Addictive behaviors Vol. 65; pp. 19 - 24
• Main Authors: Stern, Stephanie A., Terry-McElrath, Yvonne M., Patrick, Megan E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol Drinking in College; Alcoholic Beverages - statistics & numerical data; Beverage type; Binge drinking; Binge Drinking - epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Sex Distribution; Students - statistics & numerical data; United States - epidemiology; Universities; Young Adult; Binge drinking; Beverage type; Young adult

Young adult binge drinking prevalence has been widely researched. However, beverage-specific binge drinking rates for beer, liquor, wine, and wine coolers have not yet been documented for this age group. This study examines consumption of specific beverages (i.e., 5+ drinks in a row in the past two...