The Effect of Energy Drinks on the Urge to Drink Alcohol in Young Adults

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2279-2285

  Mcketin, Rebecca ^a   Coen, Alice ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge; Caffeine; Intoxication; Priming; Stimulants

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SODIUM CARBONATE; WATER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL URGE QUESTIONNAIRE; ARTICLE; BIPHASIC ALCOHOL EFFECTS QUESTIONNAIRE; BREATH ALCOHOL ANALYZER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENERGY DRINK; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THE DRUG EFFECTS QUESTIONNAIRE; VODKA; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREATH ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG POTENTIATION; PSYCHOLOGY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREATH TESTS; CRAVING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENERGY DRINKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906334204     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12498     Document Type: Article

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