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Drinking Among Young Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, and Consequences
Young adults have a higher prevalence of alcohol consumption and binge drinking than any other age group. They also drink more heavily and experience more negative consequences of drinking. Rates of alcohol abuse and dependence are disproportionately higher among those between the ages of 18 and 29...
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
1996
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6876515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31798173 |
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author | Quigley, Lori A. Marlatt, G. Alan |
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description | Young adults have a higher prevalence of alcohol consumption and binge drinking than any other age group. They also drink more heavily and experience more negative consequences of drinking. Rates of alcohol abuse and dependence are disproportionately higher among those between the ages of 18 and 29 compared with other age groups. Young adults are also overrepresented among alcohol-related traffic fatalities. Over time, distinct patterns of change in frequent binge drinking occur, and most heavy-drinking young adults appear to “mature out” of abusive drinking patterns as the responsibilities of later adulthood supervene. Drinking patterns are affected by demographic, psychological, behavioral, and social factors as well as minimum drinking age legislation and the cost of alcohol. Motivational programs designed to reduce risks and consequences associated with young-adult drinking may help in reducing alcohol consumption and its consequences. |
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spelling | pubmed-68765152019-12-03 Drinking Among Young Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, and Consequences Quigley, Lori A. Marlatt, G. Alan Alcohol Health Res World Life-Stage Issues Young adults have a higher prevalence of alcohol consumption and binge drinking than any other age group. They also drink more heavily and experience more negative consequences of drinking. Rates of alcohol abuse and dependence are disproportionately higher among those between the ages of 18 and 29 compared with other age groups. Young adults are also overrepresented among alcohol-related traffic fatalities. Over time, distinct patterns of change in frequent binge drinking occur, and most heavy-drinking young adults appear to “mature out” of abusive drinking patterns as the responsibilities of later adulthood supervene. Drinking patterns are affected by demographic, psychological, behavioral, and social factors as well as minimum drinking age legislation and the cost of alcohol. Motivational programs designed to reduce risks and consequences associated with young-adult drinking may help in reducing alcohol consumption and its consequences. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 1996 /pmc/articles/PMC6876515/ /pubmed/31798173 Text en http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Unless otherwise noted in the text, all material appearing in this journal is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission. Citation of the source is appreciated. |
spellingShingle | Life-Stage Issues Quigley, Lori A. Marlatt, G. Alan Drinking Among Young Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, and Consequences |
title | Drinking Among Young Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, and Consequences |
title_full | Drinking Among Young Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, and Consequences |
title_fullStr | Drinking Among Young Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, and Consequences |
title_full_unstemmed | Drinking Among Young Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, and Consequences |
title_short | Drinking Among Young Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, and Consequences |
title_sort | drinking among young adults: prevalence, patterns, and consequences |
topic | Life-Stage Issues |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6876515/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31798173 |
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