TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Drinking wine to "get high": the influence of awareness of the negative effects among young adults
JO  - Addictive behaviors reports
A1  - Ferretti, Fabio
A1  - Pozza, Andrea
A1  - Harri, Pepita
A1  - Francalanci, Claudia
A1  - Gualtieri, Giacomo
A1  - Coluccia, Anna
SP  - 56
EP  - 61
VL  - 8
IS  - 
N2  - INTRODUCTION: In a group of university students, the current study investigated the relationship between drinking wine to get high and the awareness about its characteristics, composition, positive and negative effects on health. <br><br>METHODS: Through a web-based survey, 1685 students at the University of Siena completed a self-report questionnaire to assess consumption behaviours, knowledge about wine and the awareness about its effects. <br><br>RESULTS: Seventy-three percent reported drinking wine. Males were more frequently wine consumers (<i>p</i> = 0.037). Among the students who reported drinking, 69.3% engaged this habit during the weekend. Almost 12% reported drinking wine to get high. Drinking wine to get high correlated with the consideration of its consumption: using this beverage to get high was strongly associated with considering wine like other spirits (<i>p</i> = 0.033). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Older age, female gender, and considering wine as a part of the diet were found to be protective factors against wine drinking-to get high. In contrast with some literature, awareness of the negative effects correlated with higher propensity to use wine to get high. Potential interpretations and limitations are addressed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2352-8532
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2018.07.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -