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

• Published in: Journal 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...