Is there a misplaced focus on AmED? Associations between caffeine mixers and bar patron intoxication

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 31-36

  Thombs, Dennis ^a   Rossheim, Matthew ^b   Barnett, Tracey E ^b   Weiler, Robert M ^b   Moorhouse, Michael D ^b   Coleman, Blair N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breath alcohol concentration; Caffeine; Energy drinks

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BREATH TESTS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; ENERGY DRINKS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; RESTAURANTS; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79957605785     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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