Weekly and daily cycle of alcohol use among the U.S. general population

Liang, Wenbin; Chikritzhs, Tanya

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2015.01.029

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“…The rates of drinking in our sample may have been slightly higher than suggested by the overall 1.6% in random-prompt entries, because the initiation and peak alcohol use was shifted later in the day relative to the distribution of random prompts, which we delivered only within each participant’s stated waking hours. The initiation and peaking of drinking later in the day in our random-prompt and craving-event data (Figure 2) are consistent with typical drinking patterns in the United States (Arfken, 1988; Liang and Chikritzhs, 2015). However many late-night instances of drinking we may have missed in random prompts, it is unlikely that this could account for the two-fold and seven-fold higher rates seen in craving and drug-use event entries.…”

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Real-time assessment of alcohol drinking and drug use in opioid-dependent polydrug users

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Jobes

Phillips

et al. 2016

Behavioural Pharmacology

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We investigated relationships between drinking, other drug use, and drug craving, using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), in a sample of polydrug users who were not heavy drinkers. In a prospective longitudinal cohort study, 114 heroin and cocaine users in methadone-maintenance treatment carried handheld electronic diaries during waking hours and were screened for drug and alcohol use for up to 25 weeks. Individuals who met DSM criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence were excluded. Participants responded to 2–5 random prompts per day to report on their moods, cravings, and activities, and initiated entries when they used or acutely craved heroin or cocaine. Drinking alcohol was assessed in both types of entries. Breath alcohol was measured three times weekly. Participants reported drinking alcohol in 1.6% of random-prompt entries, 3.7% of event-contingent entries when craving cocaine and/or heroin, and 11.6% of event-contingent entries when using cocaine and/or heroin. Alcohol drinking was also associated with higher craving ratings and pre-study alcohol use. More drinking was detected by ambulatory self-report than by in-clinic breath testing. Even though we had screened out heavy drinkers from our sample of polydrug users, drinking was associated with heroin and cocaine craving and actual use.

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Real-time assessment of alcohol drinking and drug use in opioid-dependent polydrug users

Preston

Jobes

Phillips

et al. 2016

Behavioural Pharmacology

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“…Although we took care to arrange all test sessions in the afternoon, consumption (and thus sensitivity) could have been increased with evening testing (e.g. Liang and Chikritzhs 2015). Finally, while we excluded participants with gambling or alcohol use problems for ethical reasons, the reciprocal links between gambling and alcohol use may be quantitatively or qualitatively stronger in such individuals.…”

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Role Reversal: The Influence of Slot Machine Gambling on Subsequent Alcohol Consumption

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Experimental studies examining the relationship between alcohol use and gambling have focused predominantly on alcohol's influence on gambling behavior. There has been little consideration of the reverse pathway: whether gambling influences subsequent alcohol use. Two experiments examined whether gambling and gambling outcomes (i.e. profits during a gambling session) influenced subsequent alcohol consumption. Experiment 1 (n = 53) used an ad libitum consumption test, in which participants could request beverages during a 30 min window. Experiment 2 (n = 29) used a beer taste test procedure, in which participants were asked to rate a series of beers. In both studies, male regular gamblers were assigned to watch a television show or play a modern slot machine for 30 min, before being provided with access to alcohol. On the ad libitum procedure, gambling significantly increased the number of alcoholic drinks ordered, the volume of alcohol consumed, the participants' speed of drinking, and their intention to drink alcohol. These effects were not corroborated using the taste test procedure. Across both studies, gambling outcomes were not associated with alcohol consumption. In conjunction with prior findings, the observation that gambling can promote alcohol consumption under certain conditions highlights a possible feedback loop whereby gambling and alcohol reinforce one another. However, the divergent results between the ad libitum and taste test experiments point to boundary conditions for the effect and raise methodological considerations for future work measuring alcohol consumption in gambling environments.

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“…The social environment appears to be of particular importance. Consumption is higher in the presence of heavy drinking peers [29, 30], and social drinkers tend to imitate the number and sip sizes of their drinking partners [31, 32], suggesting that a social environment moderates increased consumption. In the absence of this environment, as in the current study where participants were drinking alone, consumption behaviour may be altered.…”

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Micro-drinking behaviours and consumption of wine in different wine glass sizes: a laboratory study

et al. 2017

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BackgroundTableware size may influence how much food and non-alcoholic drink is consumed. Preliminary evidence of the impact of glass size on purchasing of alcoholic drinks shows an increase in wine sales of almost 10% when the same portion of wine is served in a larger glass. The primary aim of the current study is to test if micro-drinking behaviours act as a mechanism that could underlie this effect, through an increase in drinking rate, sip duration and/or number of sips from a larger glass.MethodsIn a between-subjects experimental design, 166 young women were randomised to drink a 175 ml portion of wine from either a smaller (250 ml) or larger (370 ml) wine glass. Primary outcomes were three micro-drinking behaviours, assessed observationally using video recordings: drinking rate, sip number and sip duration. Other possible mechanisms examined were satisfaction with the perceived amount of wine served and pleasure of the drinking experience, assessed using self-report measures.ResultsWine drunk from the larger, compared with the smaller glass, was consumed more slowly and with shorter sip duration, counter to the hypothesised direction of effect. No differences were observed in any of the other outcome measures.ConclusionsThese findings provide no support for the hypothesised mechanisms by which serving wine in larger wine glasses increases consumption. While micro-drinking behaviours may still prove to be a mechanism explaining consumption from different glass sizes, cross-validation of these results in a more naturalistic setting is needed.

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Weekly and daily cycle of alcohol use among the U.S. general population

Abstract: The general US population, especially young adults are exposed to alcohol and its acute effects at a much higher level during the night, and this in-turn increases the risk of alcohol-related injuries during that time.

Cited by 11 publications

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Real-time assessment of alcohol drinking and drug use in opioid-dependent polydrug users

Real-time assessment of alcohol drinking and drug use in opioid-dependent polydrug users

Role Reversal: The Influence of Slot Machine Gambling on Subsequent Alcohol Consumption

Micro-drinking behaviours and consumption of wine in different wine glass sizes: a laboratory study

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