Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Consuming a large amount of alcohol in a single sitting poses acute risks (e.g., impaired driving, injury, memory blackouts, alcohol poisoning) and long-term risks (e.g., alterations to the developing brain, disease, development of alcohol use disorders; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2015).Research regarding very high quantities of alcohol consumption by youth in the U.S. is an emerging area of research (e.g., Patrick et al., 2013) and a high public health priority (Hingson and White, 2013).The goal of this commentary is to highlight potential next steps for research on high-intensity alcohol use. Binge DrinkingTo date, the majority of research on high levels of alcohol use has examined "binge drinking," "heavy episodic drinking," or "risky single occasion drinking," each of which is generally defined as consuming five or more drinks.The 5+ threshold has proven incredibly valuable and has led to an accumulation of scientific knowledge about alcohol use, including
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12945
Author: Megan E. Patrick
Institutions: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: G2983566031, G466322276
OpenAlex ID: W2261232015