TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Alcohol drinking patterns in young people: a survey-based study
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Martinotti, Giovanni
A1  - Lupi, Matteo
A1  - Carlucci, Leonardo
A1  - Santacroce, Rita
A1  - Cinosi, Eduardo
A1  - Acciavatti, Tiziano
A1  - Sarchione, Fabiola
A1  - Verrastro, Valeria
A1  - Diotaiuti, Pierluigi
A1  - Petruccelli, Irene
A1  - Ferrari, Silvia
A1  - Nanni, Maria G.
A1  - Pinna, Federica
A1  - Volpe, Umberto
A1  - Saggino, Aristide
A1  - Janiri, Luigi
A1  - Leggio, Lorenzo
A1  - di Giannantonio, Massimo
SP  - 1889
EP  - 1896
VL  - 22
IS  - 14
N2  - Binge drinking represents a major clinical and public health concern. Here, we investigated the prevalence of binge drinking and its related consequences, in a population of young adults. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 4275 healthy subjects. In the overall sample, the percentage of binge drinkers was 67.6 per cent; among regular alcohol users, 79.5 per cent reported episodes of binge drinking. Among binge drinkers, several serious consequences were identified (staggering and stuttering, amnesia, loss of control, aggressiveness, sexual disinhibition). Raising awareness about the seriousness of binge drinking may help health care providers to identify cases early on and provide appropriate treatments.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316667795
ID  - ref1
ER  -