The event-level impact of one ’s typical alcohol expectancies, drinking motivations, and use of protective behavioral strategies

The excessive consumption of alcohol by young adults is a major public health concern in the U.S. In national surveys, over 70% of students report consuming alcohol within the past 30 days (Johnston et al., 2011) and approximately 40% of these students have engaged in heavy drinking (i.e., consuming five or more drinks for men or four or more drinks for women in one sitting) during the past two weeks (Johnston et al., 2013). While drinking rates of college students have remained relatively stable over the past two decades, heavy drinking has increased (White and Hingson, 2013) and the consequences of heavy drinking (e.g., assault, vandalism, death) are readily apparent on campuses across the U.S.

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - October 9, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Danielle R. Madden, John D. Clapp Tags: Full length article Source Type: research