Drinking Patterns of College- and Non-College-Attending Young Adults: Is High-Intensity Drinking Only a College Phenomenon?

Linden-Carmichael, Ashley N.; Lanza, Stephanie T.

doi:10.1080/10826084.2018.1461224

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“…Among young adults, alcohol and marijuana use among college students is a significant public health concern because rates of use and the number of substance use-related negative consequences are high ( Bravo et al, 2019 , Bravo et al, 2019 , Krieger et al, 2018 ). College attendance is associated with a high prevalence of alcohol use, particularly heavy drinking ( Krieger et al, 2018 , Linden-Carmichael and Lanza, 2018 , Patrick and Terry-McElrath, 2017 ), and with the onset and escalation of marijuana use ( Miech et al, 2017 , Suerken et al, 2014 ).…”

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Young adult concurrent use and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: A cross-national examination among college students in seven countries

Bravo

Prince

Pilatti

et al. 2021

Addictive Behaviors Reports

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Young adult concurrent use and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: A cross-national examination among college students in seven countries

Bravo

Prince

Pilatti

et al. 2021

Addictive Behaviors Reports

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“…These indicators of heavy drinking have consistently been associated with both acute consequences and longer‐term problems (Linden‐Carmichael et al, 2018; White & Hingson, 2013). Although the NIAAA definition of HED (NIAAA, no data), and thus HID, specifies that such drinking occur within 2 h, it is important to note that we assessed whether these thresholds were reached throughout each day, similar to some other studies (e.g., Linden‐Carmichael & Lanza, 2018; Patrick, 2016b). If day drinking days do tend to be heavier drinking days, we would also expect these days to be associated with greater negative consequences, given the dose–response relationship between alcohol intake and consequences (Gruenewald & Mair, 2015).…”

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Day drinking among college students and its association with risky substance use behaviors

Calhoun

Maggs

2021

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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Background Day drinking, or drinking during the daytime, is a term used colloquially in the media and among college students based on anecdotal evidence. Drinking at tailgate parties, generally thought to be a type of day drinking, tends to be particularly heavy and to achieve levels comparable to drinking on holidays and special occasions. The objective of this study was to assess how many and how often students day drink and whether day drinking days (i.e., days drinking began before 4:00 p.m.) were associated with heavy drinking, legal intoxication, negative alcohol‐related consequences, and three risky substance use behaviors. Methods We conducted a longitudinal daily diary study of college students who were followed for their first seven semesters of college. The analytic sample includes 7,633 drinking days nested with 619 student drinkers. We used logistic and Poisson multilevel models to test associations between day drinking days and substance use outcomes and negative consequences. Results Approximately 50% of drinkers drank durinng the day at least once, and day drinking occurred on 9% of drinking days. Greek organization participants reported significantly more day drinking days than non‐participants. Day drinking days were characterized by heavy drinking as evidenced by strong, positive associations between day drinking and drinking to heavy episodic drinking (HED) and high‐intensity drinking (HID) thresholds on a given day. In contrast, students were less likely to reach legal intoxication and experienced fewer negative alcohol‐related consequences on day drinking days than days on which drinking began in the evening or nighttime. Students who reported day drinking more often throughout the study also reported having more days of drinking at the HED and HID thresholds and playing drinking games and mixed alcohol with energy drinks more frequently. Conclusions Day drinking was common among this sample of college students. Findings suggest that day drinking days may be characterized by heavy drinking and may be a behavior most typically engaged in by heavy drinkers, including members of Greek organizations.

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“…College students were also overrepresented (73% of this sample), which may limit our confidence in generalizing findings to noncollege populations. While college students are indeed a high‐risk population for heavy‐drinking and alcohol‐related problems, noncollege young adults also engage in high‐risk drinking (Linden‐Carmichael & Lanza, 2018); therefore, intervention efforts focusing specifically on this subgroup are needed.…”

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“…While college students are indeed a high-risk population for heavydrinking and alcohol-related problems, noncollege young adults also engage in high-risk drinking (Linden-Carmichael & Lanza, 2018); therefore, intervention efforts focusing specifically on this subgroup are needed.…”

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Insomnia treatment effects among young adult drinkers: Secondary outcomes of a randomized pilot trial

Miller

Freeman

Park

et al. 2021

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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Background Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT‐I) has moderate‐to‐large effects on insomnia among young adult drinkers, with preliminary data indicating that improvements in insomnia may have downstream effects on alcohol‐related consequences. However, the mechanism(s) by which insomnia treatment may facilitate reductions in alcohol‐related problems is unclear. Secondary outcome data from a randomized pilot trial were used to examine CBT‐I effects on four proposed mediators of the insomnia/alcohol link: alcohol craving, delay discounting, negative affect, and difficulties with emotion regulation. Methods Young adults (ages 18 to 30 years) with insomnia who reported 1+ binge drinking episode (4/5+ drinks for women/men) in the past month were randomized to receive CBT‐I (n = 28) or to a sleep hygiene control (n = 28). Outcomes were assessed at baseline, after 5 weeks of treatment, and at 1‐month posttreatment. Results Relative to those in sleep hygiene, CBT‐I participants reported greater decreases in alcohol craving (d = 0.33) at the end of treatment and greater 1‐month posttreatment decreases in delay discounting of large rewards (d = 0.42). CBT‐I did not have a significant effect on delay discounting of smaller rewards or momentary negative affect. There was also no significant treatment effect on difficulties with emotion regulation, although findings were confounded by a significant group difference at baseline in difficulties with emotion regulation. Conclusions Treatment of insomnia may lead to improvements in alcohol craving and delay discounting of large rewards among young adult drinkers with insomnia. Additional research examining whether improvement in insomnia is a mechanism for improvement in addiction domains is warranted.

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Drinking Patterns of College- and Non-College-Attending Young Adults: Is High-Intensity Drinking Only a College Phenomenon?

Cited by 44 publications

References 24 publications

Young adult concurrent use and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: A cross-national examination among college students in seven countries

Young adult concurrent use and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: A cross-national examination among college students in seven countries

Day drinking among college students and its association with risky substance use behaviors

Insomnia treatment effects among young adult drinkers: Secondary outcomes of a randomized pilot trial

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