Pre-drinking is a risky way to begin an evening out
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 22:00
in Health & Medicine
Prior research has shown that "pre-drinking" by young people leads to heavier drinking and greater harm. A study using Internet cell-phone questionnaires examined pre-drinking by young adults in Switzerland. Results showed that pre-drinking, when combined with subsequent on-premise drinking, is associated with almost twice-as-heavy consumption and adverse outcomes.