Age-Specific Prevalence of Binge and High-Intensity Drinking Among U.S. Young Adults: Changes from 2005 to 2015.
Megan E PatrickYvonne M Terry-McElrathRichard A MiechJohn E SchulenbergPatrick M O'MalleyLloyd D JohnstonPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2017)
Binge and high-intensity drinking among U.S. 12th graders and young adults are dynamic phenomena. Prevention and intervention efforts aimed at reducing the harms resulting from 5+, 10+, and 15+ drinking should acknowledge and focus on differences in trends in these behaviors by age and gender.