Objective:
A recent study suggested that
college students who combined alcohol and energy drinks were more likely than
students who consumed only alcohol to drive when their blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) was higher than the .08% limit and to choose to drive
despite knowing they had too much alcohol to drive safely. This study sought to
replicate those findings with a larger sample while also exploring additional
variables related to impaired driving.
College students (N =
549) completed an anonymous online survey to assess differences in drinking and
driving-related behaviors between alcohol-only users (n = 281) and
combined alcohol-energy drink users (n = 268).
Combined users were more
likely than alcohol-only users to choose to
- drive when they perceived they were over the .08% BAC limit,
- drive despite knowing they had too much alcohol to drive safely, and
- be a passenger when they knew the driver had too much alcohol to drive safely.
Combined use of alcohol and
energy drinks may place drinkers at greater risk when compared with those who
consume only alcohol. College students in this sample who combined alcohol and
energy drinks were more likely to participate in high-risk driving behaviors than
those who consumed only alcohol.
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By: Conrad L.
Woolsey, Ph.D.,a* Ronald D.
Williams, Ph.D.,b Jeff M. Housman, Ph.D.,b Adam E. Barry, Ph.D.,c Bert H. Jacobson, Ph.D.,d & Marion W. Evans, D.C.,
Ph.D.a
Affiliations
aNorthwest Center for Lifestyle and Functional Medicine, University of Western States, Portland, Oregon
bDepartment of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
cDepartment of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
dDepartment of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
aNorthwest Center for Lifestyle and Functional Medicine, University of Western States, Portland, Oregon
bDepartment of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
cDepartment of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
dDepartment of Health and Human Performance, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
*Correspondence may be sent to Conrad L. Woolsey at the
Northwest Center for Lifestyle and Functional Medicine, University of Western
States, 2900 NE 132nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230, or via email at: cwoolsey@uws.edu.
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