High-Risk Driving Behaviors Among 12th Grade Students: Differences Between Alcohol-Only and Alcohol Mixed With Energy Drink Users

Background: About 30% of high school students use energy drinks. Alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) has been associated with higher rates of risky driving among college students. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to: (a) examine AmED-use in a sample of high school students and (b) to sp...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2018-01, Vol.53 (1), p.137-142
Main Authors: Williams, Ronald D., Housman, Jeff M., Woolsey, Conrad L., Sather, Thomas E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Adolescents
Alcohol
Alcohol use
AmED
Automobiles
College students
Decision making
Drinks
Driving
Drug education
Energy drinks
High risk
high-risk driving
Mortality
Mortality rates
Risk
Risk behavior
Risk reduction
Road accidents
Secondary school students
Traffic
Traffic accidents & safety
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Summary:Background: About 30% of high school students use energy drinks. Alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) has been associated with higher rates of risky driving among college students. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to: (a) examine AmED-use in a sample of high school students and (b) to specifically investigate differences in risky driving behaviors between 12th grade students who engaged in AmED-use and those who consumed alcohol only. Methods: Differences in risky driving behaviors were investigated by utilizing secondary data analyses of nationally representative data from the Monitoring the Future Study (N = 1305). Results: 12th grade AmED users were significantly more likely to be in a motor vehicle accident (p
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.1080/10826084.2017.1327973