Commentary on Marczinski and Colleagues: Mixing an Energy Drink with an Alcoholic Beverage Increases Motivation for More Alcohol in College Students

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-190

  Griffin, William C ^a  

^a MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Animal Models; Development; Energy Drink; Priming

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE; TAURINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL MIXED ENERGY DRINK; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BIPHASIC ALCOHOL EFFECT SCALE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EMERGENCY CARE; ENERGY DRINK; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STIMULATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ENERGY DRINKS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84873276220     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12020     Document Type: Article

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