Unhealthy drinking habits are on the rise and despite the efforts implemented by schools, just under 2,000 college students die a year from unintentional alcohol-related injuries (Hingson & White, 2014). Figuring out what leads students to binge drinking is crucial to finding a preventive solution to slow down drinking rates. This study’s purpose is to […]
A02: Anxiety Sensitivity and Alcohol-Induced Blackouts: Exploring the Impact of Drinking Motives and Gender in College Students
Anxiety sensitivity is defined as fear related to the belief that the symptoms of anxiety that a person experiences are indicative of greater harm (Taylor et al., 2007). Anxiety sensitivity is a risk factor for heavy alcohol use (Paulus & Zvolensky, 2020; Stewart et al., 1999). Of note, in existing research, there are gaps on […]
A04: College Students Drinking behaviors and its Relationship with Experiencing FOMO and Academic Burnout
Approximately, 71% of college students experience academic burnout symptoms during their college career (George Citrone, 2021). Burnout is a feeling of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion due to the perception of high levels of stress. Burnout is an issue that affects many students and relates to excessive drinking. Blacking out is defined as a period […]
C46: Cholinergic Mu-Opioid Receptor Modulation of Nicotine and Alcohol Drinking Behaviors
Alcohol and nicotine are common substances that are used and abused in society. Not only are these substances used independently of each other, but there is considerable overlap, with many people consuming both nicotine and alcohol. Alcohol and nicotine use are known to depend on striatal dopamine release, which is modulated by the release of […]
C53: The Effects of Early Life Stress on Alcohol Drinking Behavior in Mice
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a prevalent issue in the United States affecting roughly 30 million people and 894,000 adolescents with a strong correlation linked to adolescent exposure to alcohol. Early Life Stress (ELS) has been shown to be heavily comorbid with AUD and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). People diagnosed with PTSD are three times […]
B50: How Advertisements and Corporate Psychology Influence the Narrative on College Student Drinking
Alcohol abuse is one of the greatest problems facing the US population today and increased usage/availability of advertisements has only exacerbated the problem. In this age of technology we are surrounded and bombarded by advertisements. Corporations domestically and across the globe have found ways to put advertising in just about every facet of our daily […]
A01: Anxiety Sensitivity and Blackouts: Exploring the Impact of Drinking Motives and Gender Experiences in College-Aged Students
Anxiety sensitivity is the fear that anxiety symptoms are indicative of greater harm, and is a risk factor for heavy alcohol use and substance use disorders. In existing research, there are gaps on the exact alcohol-related consequences and how anxiety sensitivity may be related to those consequences. One important gap is the link between anxiety […]
A02: Time to Be Real About College Students Posting Alcohol and Its Effects on Drinking Behaviors and FOMO
Approximately 67% of teens actively use TikTok, one of the top social media platforms. Also, approximately 40% of teens observe alcohol on social media in some capacity (Vogels, Gelles-Watnick, Maccarat, 2022). FOMO (fear of missing out) is a form of anxiety one experiences by not going to an event or feeling left out. People can […]
A03: What Does It Take to Change? Negative Drinking Consequences and Willingness to Change Drinking Behavior in College Students
College student alcohol consumption remains a serious health problem despite frequent intervention and research. Excessive alcohol consumption among college students has been linked to various negative outcomes such as missing class, unsafe sex, accidental injury, assaults, and death (Hingson et al., 2009; White & Hingson, 2014). In a study of college students, more than half […]
A21: Amygdala Intercalated Neuron Contributions to Alcohol Drinking Behavior
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) have a high rate of comorbidity. While this comorbidity is well documented, its neural correlates are still poorly understood. Recent studies have shown that anxiety disorders and AUD are similarly characterized by altered amygdalar structure and activity but less is known about the specific circuits within […]