TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Alcohol-related injuries, hazardous drinking, and BrAC levels among a sample of bar patrons
JO  - American journal on addictions
A1  - Martin, Ryan J.
A1  - Brechbiel, Kerry
A1  - Chaney, Beth H.
A1  - Cremeens-Matthews, Jennifer
A1  - Vail-Smith, Karen
SP  - 132
EP  - 137
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Alcohol-related injuries are a serious public health issue and research has found that alcohol consumption is positively correlated with injury risk. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To better understand the association between alcohol consumption and injury risk. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted four anonymous cross-sectional field studies among a sample of bar patrons (N = 917) to assess breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) levels, hazardous drinking levels (based on AUDIT-C score), and past year alcohol-related injuries in Fall 2014. Next, we conducted two logistic regression analyses to predict alcohol-related injuries: one model used hazardous drinking level as a predictor variable and the other model used BrAC. <br><br>RESULTS: Among participants in our sample, the average BrAC% was.076 (SD =.055) and the average hazardous drinking score (based on the AUDIT-C) was 5.0 (SD = 2.6). The majority of participants indicated that they had not experienced an alcohol-related injury in the past year (859; 93.7%). Our regression analyses found that each incremental increase in a participants' hazardous drinking score increased the odds of experiencing a self-reported alcohol-related injury by 1.4 times and as BrAC increased one unit of change (percentage), the odds of a past-year alcohol related injury increased twofold (OR = 2.2). Other covariates (ie, age, gender, race, college student status) did not significantly predict alcohol-related injuries in either model. <br><br>DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: High-risk drinking behaviors, including higher BrAC levels, greatly influenced experiencing an alcohol-related injury. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first examination of BrAC levels and alcohol-related injuries in a primarily college student sample. (Am J Addict 2016;XX:1-6).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1055-0496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajad.12340
ID  - ref1
ER  -