Initiation of and Escalation to High-Intensity Drinking in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

High-intensity drinking (HID) (≥10 drinks in a row) is associated with acute negative outcomes. Identifying factors associated with HID initiation in adolescence and how it is associated with young adulthood outcomes can inform screening and prevention.

Objective

To identify when individuals initiate HID and speed of escalation from first drink and first binge to first HID; characteristics associated with initiation and escalation; and whether these characteristics are associated with weekly alcohol consumption, HID frequency, and symptoms of alcohol use disorder at age 20 years.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed web-based survey data from respondents in the US who reported alcohol use in the past 30 days recruited from the 2018 1

SUBMITTER: Patrick ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9887533 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature