TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - An intercept study to measure the extent to which New Zealand university students pre-game
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Riordan, Benjamin C.
A1  - Conner, Tamlin S.
A1  - Flett, Jayde A. M.
A1  - Droste, Nic
A1  - Cody, Louise
A1  - Brookie, Kate L.
A1  - Riordan, Jessica K.
A1  - Scarf, Damian
SP  - 30
EP  - 34
VL  - 42
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We aimed to quantify the degree to which students pre-gamed in New Zealand, using self-report and breathalysers. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 569 New Zealand undergraduate students were interviewed (men = 45.2%; first year = 81.4%) entering three university-run concerts. We asked participants to report how many drinks they had consumed, their self-reported intoxication and the duration of their pre-gaming session. We then recorded participants' Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC; µg/L) and the time they arrived at the event. <br><br>RESULTS: The number of participants who reported consuming alcohol before the event was 504 (88.6%) and the number of standard drinks consumed was high (M=6.9; median=6.0). A total of 237 (41.7%) participants could not have their BrAC recorded due to having consumed alcohol ≤10 minutes before the interview. The remaining 332 participants (57.3%) recorded a mean BrAC of 288.8µg/L (median=280.0 µg/L). Gender, off-campus accommodation, length of pre-gaming drinking session, and time of arrival at the event were all associated with increased pre-gaming. <br><br>CONCLUSION and implications for public health: Pre-gaming was the norm for students. Universities must take pre-gaming into account; policy implications include earlier start times of events and limiting students' access to alcohol prior to events.<br><br>© 2017 The Authors.    keywords: pregaming<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12754
ID  - ref1
ER  -