TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Current high-intensity drinking among eighth and tenth grade students in the U.S.
JO  - American journal of preventive medicine
A1  - Patrick, Megan E.
A1  - Terry-McElrath, Yvonne M.
A1  - Miech, Richard A.
A1  - O'Malley, Patrick M.
A1  - Schulenberg, John E.
A1  - Johnston, Lloyd D.
SP  - 904
EP  - 908
VL  - 53
IS  - 6
N2  - INTRODUCTION: This study assessed the prevalence of current high-intensity drinking (i.e., having ten or more drinks in a row in the past 2 weeks) among national samples of U.S. eighth and tenth grade students (at modal ages 14 and 16 years, respectively). <br><br>METHODS: Data on high-intensity drinking were provided by 10,210 students participating in the nationally representative Monitoring the Future study in 2016, and analyzed in 2016-2017. Prevalence levels and interactions between grade and key covariates were estimated using procedures that adjusted for the Monitoring the Future study's complex sampling design. <br><br>RESULTS: Approximately 2% of adolescents reported current high-intensity drinking, with significant differences by grade (1.2% of eighth graders; 3.1% of tenth graders) and gender (1.7% female; 2.3% male). High-intensity drinking was significantly higher among eighth and tenth grade students who reported any cigarette or marijuana use than among students who reported never using either substance. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A meaningful percentage of young adolescents in the U.S. engage in high-intensity drinking.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0749-3797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2017.06.027
ID  - ref1
ER  -