Units Of Alcohol Research Articles

Characterization of Student Drinking Behaviors at the Beginning of the First Academic Year at One University in Southern Italy.

It is well recognized that both college and noncollege students are at-risk age groups for alcohol consumption. We investigated the alcohol consumption habits of undergraduate students with an emphasis on binge drinking. Participants (N = 809, 61.2% female) were freshmen attending courses at one of the main universities of southern Italy. They were asked to fill out a paper-and-pencil questionnaire that was administered between October 2017 and January 2018. Nearly 90% of the questioned students reported drinking alcohol during the 12 months before the survey. Among them, 31.4% of female students and 41.5% of male students engaged in binge drinking, mainly once a month; binge drinkers preferred highly alcoholic beverages during parties, underestimated the alcoholic content of their drinks, started drinking alcohol at a younger age than nonbinge drinkers, and drank weekly and between meals. Binge drinkers started smoking earlier than their peers, and a great number of them consumed illicit drugs. Moreover, 30.3% of female and 34.8% of male nonbinge drinkers declared that they consumed 6 or more units of alcohol in one occasion, making them unaware binge drinkers. Furthermore, approximately 50% of students recognized that alcohol consumption has effects similar to those induced by illicit drugs but only considered their peers' drinking behavior to be risky.This study highlights that most students involved in this survey expose themselves to a risky lifestyle by heavy drinking and, most alarmingly, that some of them are not even aware of that.

Alcohol, its analysis in blood and breath for forensic purposes, impairment effects, and acute toxicity

AbstractAlcohol (ethanol) is man's favorite recreational drug and the psychoactive substance most often encountered in forensic toxicology casework; impaired driving cases, sexual assaults, and drug intoxication deaths. Because of the legal consequences of a person's blood– or breath–alcohol concentration (BAC or BrAC), the analytical methods used must be accurate, precise, and fit for purpose. The gold standard method for determination of ethanol in blood and other biological specimens is gas–liquid chromatography with flame ionization detector, although some laboratories also use a mass spectrometric detector. Also widely used for legal purposes are breath–alcohol analyzers; at the roadside as screening tests and also as evidence for prosecution of traffic offenders. Evidential instruments determine ethanol in exhaled breath by infrared spectrometry at wavelengths of 3.4 and/or 9.5 μm or by electrochemical oxidation with a fuel‐cell detector. The impairment of body functions after drinking alcohol depend on the amount consumed (the dose), the speed of drinking and the BAC reaching the brain. After drinking 1–2 units of alcohol (~16 g ethanol) people become more talkative and feel less inhibited (BAC <50 mg%). Cognitive and psychomotor functions are impaired as BAC reaches 80 mg% and at 150 mg% the signs and symptoms of alcohol intoxication are much more obvious including slurred speech, lack of coordination, confusion, and combativeness. On reaching BACs of 300–400 mg% most people are incapacitated and/or unconscious with slow and shallow breathing and at risk of death from paralysis of respiratory centers in the brain stem.This article is categorized under: Toxicology > Alcohol Toxicology > Analytical Toxicology Toxicology > Drug‐Impaired Driving

Conformational analysis of diols: Role of the linker on the relative orientation of hydroxyl groups

AbstractConformational flexibility of three covalently linked alcohol dimers, composed of xanthenol units and diphenyl ether (DPE(OH)2), 9,9‐dimethylxanthene (XAN(OH)2), or biphenyl (BP(OH)2) linkers was studied. The relative orientation of the two alcohol units (In‐In, In‐Out, and Out‐Out conformers) in the model compounds was investigated using NMR spectroscopy, X‐ray crystallography, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Diols containing rigid linkers, such as XAN(OH)2 and BP(OH)2, favor the formation of an In‐In conformer in solution, and the interconversion between different conformers was slow on the NMR timescale. Interestingly, XAN(OH)2 adopted an In‐Out conformation in the crystalline solid state, possibly due to additional intermolecular interactions. More flexible DPE(OH)2 was found to freely interconvert on the NMR timescale. This study provides important structural information that can be utilized in catalysis, metal‐ligation, and other applications.

Evaluating possible intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of alcohol minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland: a natural experiment protocol

IntroductionScotland is the first country to carry out a national implementation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol. MUP aims to reduce alcohol-related harms, which are high in Scotland compared...

Prevalence of simultaneous use of alcohol and prescription medication in older adults: findings from a cross-sectional survey (Health Survey for England 2013).

ObjectivesTo investigate the concurrent use of ‘at-risk’ (AR) drinking (>10 units of alcohol per week) and prescription medications, while controlling for sociodemographic, and health-related factors, among older adults (aged 65–89 years).DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingData from Health Survey of England, 2013.InterventionsNone.ParticipantsGeneral population survey of 2169 adults aged 65–89 years.Primary outcome measuresAR drinking (>10 units per week). Secondary outcome was AR drinking defined as >14 units of alcohol per week limit (the cut-off used by the Department of Health for AT drinking).ResultsTwenty-seven per cent (n=568) of the sample were AR drinkers. Factors associated with alcohol consumption were gender, age, social class, marital status, rurality of dwelling, deprivation index, self-reported general health, cigarette smoking, body mass index, exercise level, health and well-being scores’ and number of prescription drugs. Logistic regression analysis showed that males were more likely to be AR drinkers (OR 3.44, 95% CI 2.59 to 4.57, p<0.0001) than females. Each year increase in age, lowered the probability of AR drinking by a factor of 0.95 (95% CI 0.93 to 0.98, p<0.0001). Using prescription drugs reduced AR drinking by a factor of 0.92 (95% CI 0.85 to 0.93, p=0.033), after controlling for age, sex and rurality of dwelling. No other predictors were significant. Similar results were obtained for AR drinking of >14units per week.ConclusionAR drinking is more likely in older men than women. The odds of AR drinking lessens, as individuals age, and using prescription drugs also reduces AR drinking.

Alcohol Hangover Has Detrimental Impact Upon Both Executive Function and Prospective Memory.

The alcohol hangover (AH) is a state of general malaise following an evening of heavy episodic drinking when the blood alcohol concentration of the person reaches/approaches zero. The aim of the current study was to investigate what impact the AH has upon both executive function (EF) and prospective memory (PM). Previous research has shown that the AH has a detrimental effect upon cognitive abilities, including attention, working memory, and PM. The current study focused upon what impact AH might have upon both EF and related PM in the same cohort, both of which underpin everyday remembering. The current study compared an AH group (AHG) with a non-hangover group (NHG) on both EF and PM measures. Forty-one participants aged 18–29 years were tested; 19 comprised the AHG and 22 of whom made up the NHG (individuals who reported no heavy drinking the day before and did not report any significant hangover symptoms). A Verbal Fluency task measured EF and the Prospective Remembering Video Procedure measured PM. The Acute Hangover Rating Scale measured AH symptoms and severity, and a Digital Breath Analyzer Test measured their blood alcohol concentration (BAC). A Recreational Drug Use Questionnaire measured alcohol and other drug use. Anyone reporting having used an illicit substance across their lifetime (e.g., cannabis, ecstasy) or who smoked heavily were omitted from the study. Two univariate analyses of covariance compared the AHG and NHG groups on Verbal Fluency and Prospective Remembering Video Task scores (controlling for age, total alcohol units consumed per week, and the number of years spent drinking). The AHG recalled significantly fewer items on the Verbal Fluency task [F (1, 36) = 7.42, p < 0.01] and on the Prospective Remembering Video Task NHG [F (1, 36) = 14.9, p < 0.001] when compared with the NHG. Overall, it appeared that a state of AH significantly impaired both EF and PM. Given the importance of EF and PM to everyday remembering, these findings may have farther-reaching implications.

Pre-partying Amongst Students in the UK: Measuring Motivations and Consumption Levels Across Different Educational Contexts

We sought to explore the motivations for pre-partying amongst UK student drinkers who reported pre-partying at least once per month. Two distinct educational settings were included: colleges, where the majority of students are below the legal age for drinking, and university, where all students would be legally allowed to drink. A cross-sectional correlational design was adopted. Ninety-four college (16–18 years) and 138 university students (18–28 years) from the UK completed an online survey, of whom 54.7% and 86.9% reported pre-partying at least once per month, respectively. Alcohol use was measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test – Consumption (AUDIT-C) and pre-partying motivations were assessed using the Pre-partying Motivations Inventory (PMI). Frequency of pre-partying behavior and the number of units consumed was also recorded. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that, for college students, AUDIT-C positively predicted pre-partying frequency, while gender and AUDIT-C positively predicted the units of alcohol consumed but Barriers to Consumption (BC) negatively predicted units consumed. Among university students AUDIT-C and Interpersonal Enhancement predicted pre-partying frequency, and AUDIT-C predicted the amount of pre-partying units consumed. Different motives for pre-partying motives were identified across two distinct educational settings. The finding that BC negatively correlated with the amount of alcohol consumed amongst younger college students requires further study, as it contradicts previous work in this area, but is consistent with findings that availability predicts alcohol intake. Understanding differences in drinking behavior between age groups is a key finding, which will allow future research to track developmental influences on the effectiveness of interventions.

Vive la Difference! The Effects of Natural and Conventional Wines on Blood Alcohol Concentrations: A Randomized, Triple-Blind, Controlled Study.

Different alcoholic beverages can have different effects on blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and neurotoxicity, even when equalized for alcohol content by volume. Anecdotal evidence suggested that natural wine is metabolized differently from conventional wines. This triple-blind study compared the BAC of 55 healthy male subjects after consuming the equivalent of 2 units of alcohol of a natural or conventional wine over 3 min in two separate sessions, one week apart. BAC was measured using a professional breathalyzer every 20 min after consumption for 2 h. The BAC curves in response to the two wines diverged significantly at twenty minutes (interval T20) and forty minutes (interval T40), and also at their maximum concentrations (peaks), with the natural wine inducing a lower BAC than the conventional wine [T20 = 0.40 versus 0.46 (p < 0.0002); T40 = 0.49 versus 0.53 (p < 0.0015); peak = 0.52 versus 0.56 (p < 0.0002)]. These differences are likely related to the development of different amino acids and antioxidants in the two wines during their production. This may in turn affect the kinetics of alcohol absorption and metabolism. Other contributing factors could include pesticide residues, differences in dry extract content, and the use of indigenous or selected yeasts. The study shows that with the same quantity and conditions of intake, natural wine has lower pharmacokinetic and metabolic effects than conventional wine, which can be assumed due to the different agronomic and oenological practices with which they are produced. It can therefore be hypothesized that the consumption of natural wine may have a different impact on human health from that of conventional wine.

Allenation of Terminal Alkynes with Aldehydes and Ketones.

So far, over 150 natural products and pharmaceuticals containing an allene moiety have been identified. During the last two decades, allenes have also been demonstrated as synthetically versatile starting materials in organic synthesis. In comparison to alkenes and alkynes, allenes are unique unsaturated hydrocarbons due to their axial chirality, which could be transformed to central chirality via chirality transfer to provide an irreplaceable entry to chiral molecules. Thus, methods for allene synthesis from readily available chemicals are of great interest. In 1979, Crabbé et al. reported the first CuBr-mediated allenation of terminal alkynes (ATA) reaction to form monosubstituted allenes from 1-alkynes and paraformaldehyde in the presence of diisopropylamine. During the following 30 years, the ATA reactions were limited to paraformaldehyde. This Account describes our efforts toward the development of ATA reactions in the last ten years. First, we improved the yields and scope greatly for the synthesis of monosubstituted allenes by modifying the original Crabbé recipe. Next we developed the ZnI2-promoted or CuI-catalyzed ATA reactions for the synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted allenes from terminal alkyne and normal aldehydes. Furthermore, we first realized the CdI2-promoted ATA reaction of ketones with pyrrolidine as the matched amine for the preparation of trisubstituted allenes. Due to the toxicity of CdI2, we also developed two alternative approaches utilizing CuBr/ZnI2 or CuI/ZnBr2/Ti(OEt)4. The asymmetric version of ATA reactions for the synthesis of optically active 1,3-disubstituted allenes has also been achieved in this group with two strategies. One is called "chiral ligand" strategy, using terminal alkynes, aldehydes, and nonchiral amine with the assistance of a proper chiral ligand. The other is the "chiral amine" strategy, applying terminal alkynes, aldehydes, and chiral amines such as ( S)- or ( R)-α,α-diphenylprolinol or ( S)- or ( R)-α,α-dimethylprolinol. Optically active 1,3-disubstituted allenes containing different synthetically useful functionalities such as alcohol, amide, sulfamide, malonate, carboxylate, and carbohydrate units could be prepared without protection with the newly developed CuBr2-catalyzed chiral amine strategy. Recently, we have applied these enantioselective allenation of terminal alkyne (EATA) reactions to the syntheses of some natural allenes such as laballenic acid, insect pheromone, methyl ( R)-8-hydroxyocta-5,6-dienoate, phlomic acid, and lamenallenic acid, as well as some non-allene natural γ-butyrolactones such as xestospongienes (E, F, G, and H), ( R)-4-tetradecalactone, ( S)-4-tetradecalactone, ( R)-γ-palmitolactone, and ( R)-4-decalactone.

A comparison of gender-linked population cancer risks between alcohol and tobacco: how many cigarettes are there in a bottle of wine?

BackgroundIn contrast to our knowledge about the number of cancers attributed to smoking, the number of cancers attributed to alcohol is poorly understood by the public. We estimate the increase in absolute risk of cancer (number of cases per 1000) attributed to moderate levels of alcohol, and compare these to the absolute risk of cancer attributed to low levels of smoking, creating a ‘cigarette-equivalent of population cancer harm’.MethodsAlcohol and tobacco attributable fractions were subtracted from lifetime general population risks of developing alcohol- and smoking-related cancers, to estimate the lifetime cancer risk in alcohol-abstaining non-smokers. This was multiplied by the relative risk of drinking ten units of alcohol or smoking ten cigarettes per week, and increasing levels of consumption.ResultsOne bottle of wine per week is associated with an increased absolute lifetime cancer risk for non-smokers of 1.0% (men) and 1.4% (women). The overall absolute increase in cancer risk for one bottle of wine per week equals that of five (men) or ten cigarettes per week (women). Gender differences result from levels of moderate drinking leading to a 0.8% absolute risk of breast cancer in female non-smokers.ConclusionsOne bottle of wine per week is associated with an increased absolute lifetime risk of alcohol-related cancers in women, driven by breast cancer, equivalent to the increased absolute cancer risk associated with ten cigarettes per week. These findings can help communicate that moderate levels of drinking are an important public health risk for women. The risks for men, equivalent to five cigarettes per week, are also of note.

Liquid Assets? the Short-Run Liabilities of Binge Drinking

AbstractWe estimate the effect of binge drinking on road accidents, accident and emergency (A&amp;E) attendances and arrests using a variety of unique English data and a two-sample instrumental variables estimation procedure. Drinking $10+$ units of alcohol in a single session increases road accidents by 18.6%, injury-related A&amp;E attendances by 6.6% and arrests by 71%. The marginal increase from eight to $10+$ alcoholic units implies nearly 6,100 extra road accidents every year, 63,000 additional A&amp;E attendances and 100,000 additional arrests. The externality per mile driven by a binge drinker is about five pence and the punishment that internalises this externality is equivalent to a fine of £22,800 per drunk driving arrest.

Semiparametric linear transformation models: Effect measures, estimators, and applications.

Semiparametric linear transformation models form a versatile class of regression models with the Cox proportional hazards model being the most well-known member. These models are well studied for right censored outcomes and are typically used in survival analysis. We consider transformation models as a tool for situations with uncensored continuous outcomes where linear regression is not appropriate. We introduce the probabilistic index as a uniform effect measure for the class of transformation models. We discuss and compare three estimators using a working Cox regression model: the partial likelihood estimator, an estimator based on binary generalized linear models and one based on probabilistic index model estimating equations. The latter has a superior performance in terms of bias and variance when the working model is misspecified. For the purpose of illustration, we analyze data that were collected at an urban alcohol and drug detoxification unit.

Abstract P227: Association of Alcohol Intake with Cardiovascular and Total Mortality

Introduction: Moderate alcohol intake is associated with reduced risk of ischemic heart disease and total mortality but might have a detrimental role in several other diseases (in particular some cancers). The association of moderate alcohol intake with reduced total mortality has therefore been questioned. Hypothesis: Alcohol intake have a non-linear association with cardiovascular (CV) and total mortality. Methods: Using harmonised data from the cohorts in the MOnica Risk, Genetics, Archiving and Monograph (MORGAM) Project, the association of alcohol intake with risk of cardiovascular disease and total mortality was assessed using multivariable Cox regression. Multiple imputation (n=10) was used to accommodate missing data for covariates. Results: 67.4% of the populations studied were drinkers (median intake among drinkers 11 g/day of ethanol, no missing data). Their mortality was observed over median follow-up of 13.8 yrs and covariates (age, sex, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, history of CVD, BMI and level of education) were available for 19 cohorts (1 from Australia and 18 from Europe), including 197,113 individuals (mean age 51±12 y, 60% men, no missing data) and 36,730 deaths (12,644 coronary or cerebrovascular). Former drinkers (2.8%) were excluded from the reference group, which thus comprised habitual teetotallers only (17.7%). Because of missing data, we failed to distinguish between teetotallers and former drinkers in n=24,036 (12.2%) non-drinkers; these individuals were analysed separately but not included in the reference group. In comparison with the reference group, intake of alcohol up to 5 g/day was associated with a 10.5% (95%CI: 6.7% to 14.2%) reduction in the risk of total mortality and 11.8% (5.2% to 17.9%) in the risk of CV mortality; intake between 5 and 10 g/day with a 6.5% (2.0% to 11.0%) and a 3.4% (0.3% to 15.5%) reduction, respectively, while intake over 20 g/day was associated with a 14.5% (9.6% to 19.7%) increase in risk of total mortality and a 6.3% (-1.5% to 14.7%) rise in the risk of CV mortality. Findings were similar in men and women and according to level of education, whereas they were heterogeneous across Countries, with greater protection by alcohol observed in Italy and France and lowest in Australia. The reduced risk of mortality associated with alcohol in moderation was more marked when the beverage of preference was wine rather than beer or spirits; the increased risk associated with heavy intake appeared in individuals whose beverage of preference was beer or spirits. Conclusions: Using a large multi Country cohort, we confirmed that intake of more than 2 alcoholic units per day is associated with a detrimental health effect, while intake of alcohol in moderation (up to 1 unit per day) is associated with reduced risk of CV and total mortality, with small variations according to Country and type of alcoholic beverage.

Precision design of vinyl amine and vinyl alcohol-based copolymers via cobalt-mediated radical polymerization

Controlling the amount and the distribution of vinyl amine and vinyl alcohol units within a copolymer is attractive to modulate the properties of the parent major industrial homopolymers, i.e. poly(vinyl amine) and poly(vinyl alcohol).

Восстановительное аминирование полимиксином В1 сополимеров винилацетата с акролеином и комплексообразующие свойства конъюгатов

The reaction of reductive amination of vinyl acetate and acrolein copolymers by the cyclic polypeptide polymyxin B1 was investigated. The synthesis was carried out using copolymers with a molecular weight from 40 000 to 120 000 containing acrolein and vinyl alcohol units in amounts of up to 5-7 wt.% and 12 wt.%, respectively. The degree of peptide addition to the polymers is established to increase proportionally with a decrease in the molecular weight of the copolymers from 120 000 to 40 000 and an increase in the proportion of hydroxyl groups from 1 to 12 wt.%. The maximum degree of attachment was 7 wt.%. The (co)polymer-peptide conjugates are readily soluble in volatile organic solvents. During the solvent evaporation, thin transparent films are formed from their diluted alcohol or acetone solutions, firmly adhering to the surface of the glasses. A study of the biological properties (complexation) of a covalently bound peptide has shown the immobilisation of the conjugates on the glass surface without the effect on its interaction with bacterial lipopolysaccharides. The degree of extraction of lipopolysaccharides from biological fluid amounted to 80-90%. The modified polymers may be of interest as secondary reagents for a selective isolation and concentration of lipopolysaccharides from biological or technological media with a view of their subsequent study.

The molecular structure of plant sporopollenin.

Sporopollenin is a ubiquitous and extremely chemically inert biopolymer that constitutes the outer wall of all land-plant spores and pollen grains1. Sporopollenin protects the vulnerable plant gametes against a wide range of environmental assaults, and is considered a prerequisite for the migration of early plants onto land2. Despite its importance, the chemical structure of plant sporopollenin has remained elusive1. Using a newly developed thioacidolysis degradative method together with state-of-the-art solid-state NMR techniques, we determined the detailed molecular structure of pine sporopollenin. We show that pine sporopollenin is primarily composed of aliphatic-polyketide-derived polyvinyl alcohol units and 7-O-p-coumaroylated C16 aliphatic units, crosslinked through a distinctive dioxane moiety featuring an acetal. Naringenin was also identified as a minor component of pine sporopollenin. This discovery answers the long-standing question about the chemical make-up of plant sporopollenin, laying the foundation for future investigations of sporopollenin biosynthesis and for the design of new biomimetic polymers with desirable inert properties.

1,1-Diphenyl-4-(thiophen-2-yl)but-3-yn-1-ol

The asymmetric unit of the title homopropargyl alcohol, C20H16OS, contains two independent molecules comprising a hydroxy group, a 3-(2-thiophenyl)propargylic moiety and two aromatic rings linked to a central carbon atom. The two unique molecules are linked into a dimer by an O—H...O hydrogen bond. In one molecule, the thiophene ring is disordered over two orientations rotated by 180° with a refined occupancy ratio of 0.575 (4):0.425 (4). The crystal structure is stabilized by O—H...π and C—H...π hydrogen-bond interactions. The crystal studied was a two-component non-merohedral twin, the refined ratio of the twin components being 0.575 (4):0.425 (4).

Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention for postoperative complications.

Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention for postoperative complications.

Poly(styrene/pentafluorostyrene)‐block‐poly(vinyl alcohol/vinylpyrrolidone) amphiphilic block copolymers for kinetic gas hydrate inhibitors: Synthesis, micellization behavior, and methane hydrate kinetic inhibition

ABSTRACTAmphiphilic block copolymers of short poly(styrene) (PS) or poly(2,3,4,5,6‐pentafluorostyrene) (PPFS) segments with comparatively longer poly(vinyl acetate) or poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) segments are synthesized using a 2‐cyanopropan‐2‐yl N‐methyl‐N‐(pyridin‐4‐yl)dithiocarbamate switchable reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent toward application as kinetic gas hydrate inhibitors (KHIs). Polymerization conditions are optimized to provide water‐soluble block copolymers by first polymerizing more activated monomers such as S and PFS to form a defined macro chain‐transfer agent (linear degree of polymerization with conversion, comparatively low dispersity) followed by chain extensions with less activated monomers VAc or VP by switching to the deprotonated form of the RAFT agent. The critical micelle concentrations of these amphiphilic block copolymers (after VAc unit hydrolysis to vinyl alcohol units) are measured using zeta surface potential measurements to estimate physical behavior once mixed with the hydrates. A PS‐poly(vinyl alcohol) block copolymer improved inhibition to 49% compared to the pure methane–water system with no KHIs. This inhibition was further reduced by 27% by substituting the PS with a more hydrophobic PPFS. A block copolymer of PS–PVP exhibited 20% greater inhibition than the PVP homopolymer and substituting PS with a more hydrophobic PPFS resulted in a 35% further decreased in methane KHI. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018, 56, 2445–2457, 56, 2445–2457

The association between social characteristics, alcoholic beverage preferences, and binge drinking in a Serbian adult population.

Aim:To determine the association of sociodemographic characteristics and type of alcoholic beverage consumed during binge drinking in Serbia.Method:We conducted a secondary analysis of data from the 2014 national survey on Serbian lifestyles focusing on substance abuse and gambling. The sample consisted of 5385 individuals. The respondents were divided into non-binge drinkers and binge drinkers, according to the quantity of alcohol consumed during one occasion. Binge drinkers reported consuming more than 60 g of pure alcohol (7.5 units of alcohol) during one occasion at least once during the previous year.Results:The prevalence of binge drinking in the past year among 2676 female and 2709 male participants aged 18–64 years was 28.4%. The multivariate logistic regression model showed that binge drinkers were more likely to be male (95% CI 3.58–4.94), single (95% CI 1.01–1.53), to be former (95% CI 1.06–1.62) or current smokers (95% CI 1.57–2.19), and to consume more than one type of alcoholic beverage (95% CI 2.04–3.44). There was a negative association of binge drinking with age (95% CI 0.98–0.99), living outside Northern Serbia-Vojvodina region, and drinking only spirits (95% CI 0.39–0.93).Conclusion:Focusing on the positive association of sociodemographic factors and binge drinking could help policy makers create public health interventions against alcohol misuse. These interventions should be directed to males, smokers, and those who consume more than one type of alcoholic beverage.