TY - JOUR
T1 - 'Wide-awake drunkenness'? Investigating the association between alcohol intoxication and stimulant use in the night-time economy
AU - Pennay, Amy
AU - Miller, Peter Graeme
AU - Busija, Lucy
AU - Jenkinson, Rebecca Anne
AU - Droste, Nicolas
AU - Quinn, Brendan Thomas
AU - Jones, Sandra Carol
AU - Lubman, Dan
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Aims: We tested whether patrons of the night-time economy who had co-consumed energy drinks or illicit stimulants with alcohol had higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels than patrons who had consumed only alcohol. Design: Street intercept surveys (n=4227) were undertaken between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. over a period of 7 months. Setting: Interviews were undertaken with patrons walking through entertainment precincts, queuing to enter venues or exiting venues in five Australian cities. Participants: The response rate was 92.1 ; more than half the study sample was male (60.2 ) and the median age was 23 years (range 18-72). Measurements: Data were collected on demographics, length of drinking session, venue types visited, types and quantity of alcohol consumed and other substance use. A BAC reading was recorded and a subsample of participants was tested for other drug use. Findings: Compared with the total sample (0.068 ), illicit stimulant consumers (0.080 ; P=0.004) and energy drink consumers (0.074 ; P
AB - Aims: We tested whether patrons of the night-time economy who had co-consumed energy drinks or illicit stimulants with alcohol had higher blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels than patrons who had consumed only alcohol. Design: Street intercept surveys (n=4227) were undertaken between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. over a period of 7 months. Setting: Interviews were undertaken with patrons walking through entertainment precincts, queuing to enter venues or exiting venues in five Australian cities. Participants: The response rate was 92.1 ; more than half the study sample was male (60.2 ) and the median age was 23 years (range 18-72). Measurements: Data were collected on demographics, length of drinking session, venue types visited, types and quantity of alcohol consumed and other substance use. A BAC reading was recorded and a subsample of participants was tested for other drug use. Findings: Compared with the total sample (0.068 ), illicit stimulant consumers (0.080 ; P=0.004) and energy drink consumers (0.074 ; P
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.12742/epdf
U2 - 10.1111/add.12742
DO - 10.1111/add.12742
M3 - Article
VL - 110
SP - 356
EP - 365
JO - Addiction
JF - Addiction
SN - 0965-2140
IS - 2
ER -