energy drinks
Psychology Energy drinks and Drug use
Now days, college students have been consuming the so-called “energy drinks,” a rapidly evolving class of drink which promise to increase energy, improve alertness, and boost attention. Energy drinks started around the 1990s, the industry has grown with a rate of 55% from 2002 to 2006. Energy drinks are marketed usually to young adults. A few studies have attempted to identify the influences of energy drink drinking, drug use, and alcohol forms of use. It is important to understand the possible effect that energy drinks may have on the health and well-being of College students. The article “Increased Alcohol Consumption, Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use, and Illicit Drug Use Are Associated With Energy Drink Consumption Among College Students” by Amelia M. Arria, PhD, Kimberly M. Caldeira, MS, Sarah J. Kasperski, MA, Kevin E. O’Grady, PhD, Kathryn B. Vincent, MA, Roland R. Griffiths, PhD, and Eric D. Wish, Ph, hypothesize that energy drink use will be related to an increased risk for subsequent use of other drugs, especially stimulant-type drugs.
This article shows the study and the rate and relation of energy drink use among college students, and its possible associations with drug use, including nonmedical prescription drug use. The study on this article included college students. The participants were 1060 undergraduates from a large, public university who completed 3 annual interviews, beginning in their first year of college. As a proxy for socioeconomic status, self-report data on mother’s education was collected in the screening survey. Also the data about participant consumption of products, tobacco, alcohol, and other illicit and prescription drugs that were evaluated, as well as demographic and personality characteristics were collected.
Participants were eligible for every follow-up, regardless of participation in prior follow-ups or ongoing enrollment status at the university. Participants received $5 for
Now days, college students have been consuming the so-called “energy drinks,” a rapidly evolving class of drink which promise to increase energy, improve alertness, and boost attention. Energy drinks started around the 1990s, the industry has grown with a rate of 55% from 2002 to 2006. Energy drinks are marketed usually to young adults. A few studies have attempted to identify the influences of energy drink drinking, drug use, and alcohol forms of use. It is important to understand the possible effect that energy drinks may have on the health and well-being of College students. The article “Increased Alcohol Consumption, Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use, and Illicit Drug Use Are Associated With Energy Drink Consumption Among College Students” by Amelia M. Arria, PhD, Kimberly M. Caldeira, MS, Sarah J. Kasperski, MA, Kevin E. O’Grady, PhD, Kathryn B. Vincent, MA, Roland R. Griffiths, PhD, and Eric D. Wish, Ph, hypothesize that energy drink use will be related to an increased risk for subsequent use of other drugs, especially stimulant-type drugs.
This article shows the study and the rate and relation of energy drink use among college students, and its possible associations with drug use, including nonmedical prescription drug use. The study on this article included college students. The participants were 1060 undergraduates from a large, public university who completed 3 annual interviews, beginning in their first year of college. As a proxy for socioeconomic status, self-report data on mother’s education was collected in the screening survey. Also the data about participant consumption of products, tobacco, alcohol, and other illicit and prescription drugs that were evaluated, as well as demographic and personality characteristics were collected.
Participants were eligible for every follow-up, regardless of participation in prior follow-ups or ongoing enrollment status at the university. Participants received $5 for