Binge Drinking among Youths and Young Adults in the United States: 1979-2006

Analysis of the data from 20 administrations of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reveal an overall lower trend in the rate of binge drinking for the period from 1979-2006. This period encompasses the transition to a uniform legal drinking age of 21 in the U.S. Little improvement is seen in...

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Published inJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 48; no. 7; pp. 692 - 702
Main Authors Grucza, Richard A, Norberg, Karen E, Bierut, Laura J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.07.2009
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Age Factors
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
Alcohol Drinking - legislation & jurisprudence
Alcohol Drinking - prevention & control
Alcoholic Intoxication - epidemiology
Alcoholic Intoxication - prevention & control
Alcoholic Intoxication - psychology
At Risk Persons
Child
Civil Rights - legislation & jurisprudence
College Students
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drinking
Female
Gender Differences
Health Behavior
Health Surveys
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Minority Groups - psychology
Minority Groups - statistics & numerical data
Odds Ratio
Risk
Sex Factors
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Trend Analysis
United States
Young Adult
Young Adults
Youth
United States
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Summary:Analysis of the data from 20 administrations of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reveal an overall lower trend in the rate of binge drinking for the period from 1979-2006. This period encompasses the transition to a uniform legal drinking age of 21 in the U.S. Little improvement is seen in binge drinking among college students while women increased binge drinking.
ISSN:0890-8567
1527-5418
DOI:10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181a2b32f