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. 2011 Jan 3;42(2):88-95.
doi: 10.1080/19325037.2011.10599176. Epub 2013 Jan 23.

DRINKING TO GET DRUNK AMONG INCOMING FRESHMEN COLLEGE STUDENTS

Bradley O Boekeloo  1 , Melinda Griffin Novik, Elizabeth Bush
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DRINKING TO GET DRUNK AMONG INCOMING FRESHMEN COLLEGE STUDENTS

Bradley O Boekeloo et al. Am J Health Educ. .

Abstract

This study examined college freshmen who intentionally drink alcohol to get drunk (DTGD). Survey data from 307 incoming freshmen college students living in freshmen residence halls who reported drinking alcohol in the last 30 days were analyzed. The majority (76.9%) of these self-reported drinkers reported DTGD. Relative to other freshmen drinkers, those who reported DTGD were significantly more likely to have consumed alcohol before going out to a party or bar, participated in a drinking game, drank heavily on a non-school night but not on a school night, used liquor, used beer, combined alcohol and drugs, experienced a hangover, vomited, passed out, and/or blacked out. The associations support DTGD as a measure of pre-meditated, controlled, and intentional consumption of alcohol to reach a state of inebriation. Common intentional drunkenness as observed in this study population may have implications for college alcohol risk reduction programs.

Keywords: alcohol; binge drinking; college; freshmen.

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