publication . Article . 2017

Energy drink use frequency among an international sample of people who use drugs: Associations with other substance use and well-being.

Name: Energy drink use frequency among an international sample of people who use drugs: Associations with other substance use and well-being.
Keywords: energy drink, caffeine, alcohol

Adam R. Winstock; Raimondo Bruno; Raimondo Bruno; Jason Ferris; Amy Peacock; Amy Peacock;

Open Access

Published: 28 Feb 2017 Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, volume 174, pages 70-79 (issn: 0376-8716,

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Country: United Kingdom

Summary

Abstract

Abstract Objective The study aims were to identify: i.) energy drink (ED), caffeine tablet, and caffeine intranasal spray use amongst a sample who report drug use, and ii.) the association between ED use frequency and demographic profile, drug use, hazardous drinking, and wellbeing. Method Participants (n = 74,864) who reported drug use completed the online 2014 Global Drug Survey. They provided data on demographics, ED use, and alcohol and drug use, completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI), and reported whether they wished to reduce alcohol use. Results Lifetime ED, caffeine tablet and intranasal caffein...

doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.01.010

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free text keywords: energy drink, caffeine, alcohol, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Cannabis, biology.organism_classification, biology, Drug, media_common.quotation_subject, media_common, Psychiatry, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine, Demographic profile, Amphetamine, medicine.drug, business.industry, business, MDMA, Ecstasy, Stimulant, medicine.medical_treatment

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