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Prev Chronic Dis
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Gonzales, Katherine R. ; Largo, Thomas W. ; Miller, Corinne ; Kanny, Dafna ; Brewer, Robert D.
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Introduction

Excessive alcohol consumption was responsible for approximately 4,300 annual deaths in the United States among people younger than 21 from 2006 through 2010. Underage drinking cost the United States $24.6 billion in 2006. Previous studies have shown that liquor is the most common type of alcohol consumed by high school students. However, little is known about the types of liquor consumed by youth or about the mixing of alcohol with energy drinks.

Methods

The 2011 Michigan Youth Tobacco Survey was used to assess usual alcohol beverage consumption and liquor consumption and the mixing of alcohol with energy drinks by Michigan high school students. Beverage preferences were analyzed by demographic characteristics and drinking patterns.

Results

Overall, 34.2% of Michigan high school students consumed alcohol in the past month, and 20.8% reported binge drinking. Among current drinkers, liquor was the most common type of alcohol consumed (51.2%), and vodka was the most prevalent type of liquor consumed by those who drank liquor (53.0%). The prevalence of liquor consumption was similar among binge drinkers and nonbinge drinkers, but binge drinkers who drank liquor were significantly more likely than nonbinge drinkers to consume vodka and to mix alcohol with energy drinks (49.0% vs 18.2%, respectively).

Conclusions

Liquor is the most common type of alcoholic beverage consumed by Michigan high school students; vodka is the most common type of liquor consumed. Mixing alcohol and energy drinks is common, particularly among binge drinkers. Community Guide strategies for reducing excessive drinking (eg, increasing alcohol taxes) can reduce underage drinking.


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Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Alcoholic Beverages Energy Drinks Female Humans Male Original Research Students Surveys And Questionnaires
Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 12.
Pubmed ID:
26564010
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4651140
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Michigan
Location:
North America
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
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urn:sha256:d944412685792041ca849e43fb3654fca4f5d22d102ec1b9f00d77778107f4f7
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/36142/cdc_36142_DS1.pdf
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