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Rehab News: Super strength lager linked to increased alcohol abuse

Young people who drink super-strength lager, known in the US as 'malt liquor', are more likely to experience alcohol problems and use drugs such as marijuana, researchers have found.

Scientists at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) studied 639 young adults, all around 23 years of age, who regularly consumed more than 40 ounces (1.18 litres) of super-strength lager per week.

Lead researcher R Lorraine Collins, senior research scientist at RIA and professor at the university's department of psychology, commented: "In our study of young adults who regularly drink malt liquor, we found that malt liquor use is significantly related to reports of alcohol problems, problems specific to the use of malt liquor, and to marijuana use above and beyond typical alcohol use."

Nearly half - 46 per cent - of the study participants who drank super-strength lager claimed to use marijuana at the same time as drinking, typically smoking 19 joints in an average week.

Those who did not drink super-strength lager claimed to only smoke two marijuana joints a week, the report in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviours reveals.

"These results suggest that regular consumption of malt liquor, beyond that associated with typical alcohol use, may place young adults at increased risk for substance abuse problems," Professor Collins said.

"Although many of these young people may not yet meet diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence, there is clearly a need for prevention strategies targeted to their patterns of drinking and particularly excessive drinking of malt liquor."

Collins, R. Lorraine; Bradizza, Clara M.; Vincent, Paula C. Young-adult malt liquor drinkers: Prediction of alcohol problems and marijuana use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 2007 Jun Vol 21(2) 138-146

Article published on 30/07/2007 by DryOutNow.com