TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Extreme consumption drinking gaming and prepartying among high school students JO - Journal of child and adolescent substance abuse A1 - Tomaso, Cara C. A1 - Zamboanga, Byron L. A1 - Haas, Amie L. A1 - Kenney, Shannon R. A1 - Ham, Lindsay S. A1 - Borsari, Brian SP - 206 EP - 211 VL - 25 IS - 3 N2 - Drinking games and prepartying (i.e., drinking before going to a social gathering/event) have emerged as high-risk drinking behaviors in high school students. The present study examines the current prepartying behaviors of high school students who report current participation in extreme consumption games (e.g., Chugging) with those who do not. High school students (N=182) reporting current drinking games participation completed anonymous surveys. Gamers who prepartied frequently (vs. those who did not) were approximately 1.5 times more likely to play extreme consumption games, even after controlling for demographics, typical consumption, and participation in other types of drinking games. Practitioners should target adolescents who participate in extreme consumption games, particularly those who participate in this high-risk activity as a form of prepartying.

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LA - en SN - 1067-828X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2014.898168 ID - ref1 ER -