ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2015
Can energy drinks increase the desire for more alcohol?
Review in Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Faster self-paced rate of drinking for alcohol mixed with energy drinks versus alcohol alone.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017Trial
- Alcohol mixed with energy drinks among university students in Poland: prevalence, determinants, and health implications.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Simultaneous use of alcohol, cannabis, and energy drinks predicts increased daily alcohol consumption and alcohol consequences.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- The rewarding effects of alcohol after bariatric surgery: do they change and are they associated with pharmacokinetic changes?Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2022Article
- Intensity of Energy Drink Use Plus Alcohol Predict Risky Health Behaviours among University Students in the Caribbean.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Taurine, caffeine, and energy drinks: Reviewing the risks to the adolescent brain.Birth defects research · 2017Review
- Adenosine AScientific reports · 2017Article
- Health Effects and Public Health Concerns of Energy Drink Consumption in the United States: A Mini-Review.Frontiers in public health · 2017Review
- Endothelial Nitric Oxide Mediates Caffeine Antagonism of Alcohol-Induced Cerebral Artery Constriction.The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2016Article
- Supplemental taurine during adolescence and early adulthood has sex-specific effects on cognition, behavior and neurotransmitter levels in C57BL/6J mice dependent on exposure window.Neurotoxicology and teratologyArticle
- Energy Drinks: A Clinical Primer and National Data Update.Missouri medicineArticle
- Energy drinks and alcohol-related risk among young adults.Substance abuseArticle
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Abstract
Energy drinks, the fastest growing segment in the beverage market, have become popular mixers with alcohol. The emerging research examining the use of alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmEDs) indicates that the combination of caffeine-containing energy drinks with alcohol may be riskier than the use of alcohol alone. The public health concerns arising from AmED use are documented in different research domains. Epidemiologic studies reveal that the consumption of AmEDs is frequent among young and underage drinkers, demographic groups that are more likely to experience the harms and hazards associated with alcohol use. In addition, for all consumers, elevated rates of binge drinking and risk of alcohol dependence have been associated with AmED use when compared to alcohol alone. Results from laboratory studies help explain why AmED use is associated with excessive intake of alcohol. When an energy drink (or caffeine) is combined with alcohol, the desire (or urge) to drink more alcohol is more pronounced in both humans and animals than with the same dose of alcohol alone. The experience of drinking alcohol appears to be more rewarding when combined with energy drinks. Given that caffeine in other foods and beverages increases preference for those products, further research on AmEDs may elucidate the underlying mechanisms that contribute to alcohol dependence.
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