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ArticleAlcohol, clinical & experimental research2023

Does it really matter that I do not remember my night? Consequences related to blacking out among college student drinkers.

Veronica L Richards, Shannon D Glenn, Robert J Turrisi, Alyssa Altstaedter, Kimberly A Mallett, Michael A Russell

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Article in Alcohol, clinical & experimental research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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6 authors.

Veronica L RichardsEdna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1391-0607
Shannon D GlennEdna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Robert J TurrisiEdna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Alyssa AltstaedterEdna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kimberly A MallettEdna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Michael A RussellEdna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3956-604X

Funding

PREVENTION AND METHODOLOGY TRAINING (PAMT)T32DA017629 · NIDA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-UNIV PARK · PI Eric D Claus, Rina D Eiden · 2005 to 2026
$9.5M
A Longitudinaland& Person-Centered Study of College Alcohol Consequences (Admin SR01AA021117 · NIAAA · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI MALLETT, KIMBERLY A · 2012 to 2016
$2.8M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA021117NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA017629
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlcohol-induced blackouts (AIBs) are experienced frequently by college student drinkers and are more likely to occur on days with high-intensity drinking (HID; 8+ for females/10+ for males) than non-HID days. Research suggests that AIBs are associated with experiencing other alcohol-related consequences (ARCs), including more serious ARCs (SARCs; e.g., legal and sexual consequences), but we do not know whether individuals experience more ARCs and more SARCs on occasions when they black out than when they do not black out. This study examines the associations between AIBs and the total number of both ARCs and SARCs.

methodsStudents (N = 462, 51.7% female, 87.7% White, M

resultsDrinking days when an AIB was experienced were associated with more total ARCs (b = 3.54, 95% CI: 3.10, 3.99) and more SARCs (b = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.60, 0.95) per day than non-AIB days. The more frequently a person experienced an AIB, the more total ARCs (b = 5.33, 95% CI: 4.40, 6.25) and SARCs (1.05, 95% CI: 0.80, 1.30) they reported on average.

conclusionAlcohol-induced blackout days were associated with higher levels of harm than non-AIB days, even at the same levels of drinking. Interventions that focus on reducing the occurrence of AIBs and factors that contribute to them, in addition to reducing alcohol consumption, may help reduce total harm associated with drinking among college students.

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alcohol-induced blackoutalcohol-related consequencescollege student drinkingmultilevel modeling

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PMCPMC10834833

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