Using Alcohol and Sleep Sensors to Understand Blackout Risk in Young Adults' Natural Settings (The Lights Out Study): Protocol for an Intensive Longitudinal Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol-induced blackouts (AIBs) are a serious consequence of alcohol use that are strongly associated with experiencing excess alcohol-related harms. AIBs are common and recurrent among young adults who drink. The risk factors for AIBs include dynamics of alcohol use (quantity, speed, duration), alcohol-related behaviors (eg, playing drinking games, not using protective behavioral strategies), and factors related to the subjective experience of alcohol intoxication (eg, expectancies, motivations).

Objective

This study seeks to examine 2 modifiable behaviors that have been shown to impact both alcohol consumption and subjective experiences of intoxication and may therefore be associated with AIB risk: (1) other substance use and (2) sleep.

Methods

Approxima

SUBMITTER: Richards VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12822870 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature