Chicago Social Drinking Project

Summary

This study attempts to elucidate the factors that contribute to escalation and maintenance of excessive ethanol drinking in young adults by: 1. Examining subjective and objective response differences to alcohol and other common substances in a sample of adults with varying consumption patterns. 2. Determining whether response to alcohol and other substances is predictive of future consumption patterns through longitudinal follow-up interviews. 3. Examining the relationship between responses to alcohol and other substances at baseline and re-examination testing to evaluate if consumption patterns moderate this relationship.

Timeline

Start

2004-03

Primary completion

2026-09

Completion

2027-10

Publications

• Background King AC, Byars JA. Alcohol-induced performance impairment in heavy episodic and light social drinkers. J Stud Alcohol. 2004 Jan;65(1):27-36. doi: 10.15288/jsa.2004.65.27.
• Background King AC, Houle T, de Wit H, Holdstock L, Schuster A. Biphasic alcohol response differs in heavy versus light drinkers. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2002 Jun;26(6):827-35.
• Results Rueger SY, McNamara PJ, King AC. Expanding the utility of the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale (BAES) and initial psychometric support for the Brief-BAES (B-BAES). Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2009 May;33(5):916-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.00914.x. Epub 2009 Mar 11.
• Results Epstein AM, Sher TG, Young MA, King AC. Tobacco chippers show robust increases in smoking urge after alcohol consumption. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2007 Feb;190(3):321-9. doi: 10.1007/s00213-006-0438-8. Epub 2006 Jun 28.
• Results Brumback T, Cao D, King A. Effects of alcohol on psychomotor performance and perceived impairment in heavy binge social drinkers. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Nov 2;91(1):10-7. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.04.013. Epub 2007 Jun 8.
• Results King A, Epstein A, Conrad M, McNamara P, Cao D. Sex differences in the relationship between alcohol-associated smoking urge and behavior: a pilot study. Am J Addict. 2008 Sep-Oct;17(5):347-53. doi: 10.1080/10550490802268140.
• Results King AC, Epstein AM. Alcohol dose-dependent increases in smoking urge in light smokers. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005 Apr;29(4):547-52. doi: 10.1097/01.alc.0000158839.65251.fe.
• Results King A, Vena A, Hasin DS, deWit H, O'Connor SJ, Cao D. Subjective Responses to Alcohol in the Development and Maintenance of Alcohol Use Disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2021 Jun;178(6):560-571. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20030247. Epub 2021 Jan 5.
• King AC, Cao D, deWit H, O'Connor SJ, Hasin DS. The role of alcohol response phenotypes in the risk for alcohol use disorder. BJPsych Open. 2019 Apr 22;5(3):e38. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2019.18.
• King AC, Hasin D, O'Connor SJ, McNamara PJ, Cao D. A Prospective 5-Year Re-examination of Alcohol Response in Heavy Drinkers Progressing in Alcohol Use Disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2016 Mar 15;79(6):489-98. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.05.007. Epub 2015 May 14.
• King AC, McNamara PJ, Hasin DS, Cao D. Alcohol challenge responses predict future alcohol use disorder symptoms: a 6-year prospective study. Biol Psychiatry. 2014 May 15;75(10):798-806. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.08.001. Epub 2013 Oct 2.
• King AC, de Wit H, McNamara PJ, Cao D. Rewarding, stimulant, and sedative alcohol responses and relationship to future binge drinking. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Apr;68(4):389-99. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.26.

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