ArticleAlcohol, clinical & experimental research2025
Factors that increase risk for alcohol-induced blackouts in high-intensity drinking young adults.
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- Exceeding Intended Intoxication Predicts Lower Drinking at the Next Event Through Reduced Intoxication Intentions.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- A theory-informed examination of biopsychosocial influences on transdermal alcohol concentration and next-day reports of alcohol-induced blackouts in young adults.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Pregaming promotes risky drinking patterns and alcohol-induced blackouts: A day-level study among young adults who report high-intensity drinking.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Article
- Event-level impacts of proximal responsibilities and impulsive traits on drinking behavior during real-world drinking episodes.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Article
- Using Alcohol and Sleep Sensors to Understand Blackout Risk in Young Adults' Natural Settings (The Lights Out Study): Protocol for an Intensive Longitudinal Pilot Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol-induced blackouts are prospectively associated with negative drinking outcomes. While typically requiring heavy drinking, blackouts are not reported on all heavy drinking events or by all individuals who drink heavily. This study extends previous research by identifying the young adults most likely to experience blackouts assessed prospectively. Hypotheses focused on previously supported (female sex, White race, younger age, family history of alcohol problems, lower subjective response to alcohol, and higher tolerance) and novel predictors (possible traumatic brain injury; TBI) of alcohol-induced blackouts.
methodsYoung adults (n = 203, 57% female, M
resultsControlling for event-level and average eBAC, both types of blackouts were more likely among those with higher subjective response to alcohol. Fragmentary blackouts were more likely among younger participants and those with possible prior TBI. Day-level eBAC was more strongly associated with both types of blackouts among non-Hispanic White participants and those with lower mean eBACs. Day-level eBAC was most strongly associated with fragmentary blackouts among those with a first-order family history of alcohol problems.
conclusionsYounger age and greater sensitivity to alcohol may confer risk for blackouts above and beyond intoxication levels. Future work is needed to understand mechanisms that explain why these factors confer risk for blackouts.
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