This study found that energy drink consumption was associated with tobacco cigarette smoking, cannabis use, binge alcohol use, opioid use, and alcohol use. The association between energy drink consumption and substance use was generally much stronger among middle school students compared with high school students.

The findings suggest that middle school students may be more vulnerable to the negative effects of energy drinks in relation with substance use.

The study shows the interlinks between consumption of unhealthy beverages and substance use.

Author

Hugues Sampasa-Kanyinga (email:hsampasa@uottawa.ca), Lydie Masengo, Hayley A. Hamilton and Jean-Philippe Chaput

Citation

Sampasa-Kanyinga H, Masengo L, Hamilton HA, Chaput JP. Energy Drink Consumption and Substance Use Among Middle and High School Students. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 29;17(9):3110. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093110. PMID: 32365667; PMCID: PMC7246708.


Source
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Release date
29/04/2020

Energy Drink Consumption and Substance Use Among Middle and High School Students

Abstract

Introduction

This study examined the association between energy drink consumption and substance use among adolescents and tested whether sex and/or grade level (i.e., middle vs. high school) moderate the association.

Method

Data were derived from the 2017 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, a representative survey of students in 7th to 12th grade. Analyses included 10,662 students who self-reported information on energy drink consumption and substance use. Poisson regression models were used with adjustments for important covariates.

Results

Energy drink consumption was associated with tobacco cigarette smoking (incidence rate ratio (IRR): 3.74; 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.22-4.35), cannabis use (IRR: 2.90; 95% CI: 2.53-3.32), binge alcohol use (IRR: 2.46; 95% CI: 2.05-2.96), opioid use (IRR: 2.23; 95% CI: 1.85-2.68), and alcohol use (IRR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.26-1.36). The associations of energy drink consumption with tobacco cigarette smoking, cannabis use, and alcohol consumption were modified by grade level (two-way interaction terms p < 0.05). The association between energy drink consumption and substance use was generally much stronger among middle school students compared with high school students.

Conclusion

The findings suggest that middle school students may be more vulnerable to the negative effects of energy drinks in relation with substance use.


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