A comparison of the combined-use of alcohol & energy drinks to alcohol-only on high-risk drinking and driving behaviors

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-7

  Woolsey, Conrad L ^a   Jacobson, Bert H ^b   Williams, Ronald D ^c   Barry, Adam E ^d   Davidson, Robert T ^a   Evans, Marion W ^e   Beck, Niels C ^f  

^a LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN STATES   (United States)

^f University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College student drivers; Combined use; Drunk driving; Energy drinks

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENERGY DRINK; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATA COLLECTION; ENERGY DRINKS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84928013866     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.935948     Document Type: Article

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