Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink Use and Sexual Risk-Taking: Casual, Intoxicated, and Unprotected Sex.

Journal of caffeine research Pub Date : 2012-06-01 DOI:10.1089/jcr.2012.0015

Kathleen E Miller

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Objective: This study examined the confluence of several behaviors common to U.S. young adults: caffeinated energy drink use, alcohol use, and sexual risk-taking. The author examined relationships between the use of energy drinks mixed with alcohol (AmEDs) and three sexual risk behaviors: casual sex (i.e., intercourse with a nonexclusive and/or nonromantic partner), intoxicated sex (i.e., intercourse while under the influence of alcohol and/or illicit drugs), and unprotected sex (i.e., intercourse without use of a condom).

Method: Logistic regression analyses were employed to analyze data from a cross-sectional survey of 648 sexually active undergraduate students at a large public university.

Results: After controlling for risk-taking norms and frequency of noncaffeinated alcohol use, AmED use was associated with elevated odds of casual sex and intoxicated sex but not unprotected sex.

Conclusions: Although further studies are needed to test for event-level relationships, AmED use should be considered a possible risk factor for potentially health-compromising sexual behaviors.

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酒精混合能量饮料的使用与性冒险：偶然性行为、醉酒性行为和无保护性行为。

研究目的本研究探讨了美国青壮年常见的几种行为：饮用含咖啡因的能量饮料、饮酒和性冒险行为。作者研究了使用混有酒精的能量饮料（AmEDs）与三种性冒险行为之间的关系：随意性行为（即与非专属和/或非浪漫伴侣性交）、醉酒性行为（即在酒精和/或非法药物影响下性交）和无保护性行为（即不使用安全套性交）：方法：采用逻辑回归分析法对一所大型公立大学的 648 名性行为活跃的本科生进行横截面调查：结果：在控制了风险承担规范和非咖啡因酒精使用频率后，AmED 的使用与偶然性行为和醉酒性行为几率的升高有关，但与无保护性行为无关：尽管还需要进一步的研究来检验事件层面的关系，但应将使用安非他明类兴奋剂视为可能导致损害健康的性行为的风险因素。

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