Weekend Consumption Research Articles

Monitoring geographical differences in illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco consumption via wastewater-based epidemiology: Six major cities in Turkey

A national wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) monitoring campaign has been initiated to determine the trends in drug consumption in Turkey since 2019. This study aimed to present the wastewater monitoring results for four periods in 2019 for six major cities with 17 wastewater treatment plants. The study investigated heroin (HER), amphetamine (AMP), methamphetamine (METH), cocaine (COC), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco to understand the temporal and geographical drug consumption trends. The results indicated a trend of regular cannabis use in all the cities. Considering geographical variations, the drug usage trends were not homogeneous within the country for any of the investigated drugs, except cannabis. HER consumption was predominant in Denizli (1042.48 mg/1000 inh/day), while İzmir and Antalya (154.10 and 79.56 mg/1000 inh/day, respectively) topped for COC consumption. Aydın had the highest consumption levels of AMP (90.03 mg/1000 inh/day) and METH (358.13 mg/1000 inh/day), while MDMA consumption was the highest in Samsun (157.64 mg/1000 inh/day). Tobacco consumption was high in Aydın (8791.69 mg/1000 inh/day) and Antalya (5375.17 mg/1000 inh/day), whereas alcohol consumption was higher in Bursa than in the other cities (53434.61 mL/1000 inh/day). There were no statistically significant differences in the weekend consumption levels of the investigated drugs among these six cities. Although this study included the results of 1 year of consumption monitoring, the data confirms internationally published information on the drug trafficking routes of conventional drugs in this region, especially the Heroin-Balkan route. Results from further sampling will enable accurate evaluation of global drug consumption and trafficking, in addition to alcohol and tobacco use.

Prevalencia del consumo de bebidas energéticas, motivación y factores asociados en alumnos de medicina: estudio transversal

Introducción: Los objetivos de este estudio son: descubrir el nivel y la intensidad del consumo de bebidas energéticas (BE), conocer la motivación y analizar los factores asociados al consumo en una muestra de estudiantes de Medicina de 1º y 2º curso. Material y métodos: Estudio observacional y transversal. Se incluyeron todos los alumnos de 1º y 2º curso de Medicina en la Universidad Europea de Madrid en los cursos 2017-2018 y 2018-19. Se elaboró una encuesta, no validada, basada en otras tres publicadas (Universidad de West Indies, la de Palermo e Informe EFSA) con 20 ítems: 7 preguntas sobre datos sociodemográficos y de estilo de vida y 13 preguntas sobre conocimiento y hábitos de consumo de BE. Los alumnos rellenaron la encuesta de forma voluntaria, anónima y autoadministrada. Se realizó una estadística descriptica y para la comparación de variables cualitativas en diferentes grupos se utilizó la prueba χ2 o el test exacto de Fisher en caso necesario. Resultados: Respondieron a la encuesta el 80% (353 alumnos de 440) siendo la mayoría mujeres (70%). 115 alumnos (32,6% de la muestra) señalaron que consumían al menos una lata al mes (consumidores). De ellos, el 66% (77 alumnos), ingería menos de una a la semana, el 22,4% (26) entre una y dos por semana. Las mezclaban con bebidas alcohólicas en el 53% de los casos. Las tres justificaciones más importantes para su consumo fueron: estar despierto para estudiar, el sabor y mantenerse despierto para actividades lúdicas. El sexo masculino y ser fumador se asoció con una mayor frecuencia de consumo. Conclusiones: Los alumnos de 1º y 2º de Medicina indicaron consumir bebidas energéticas con frecuencia, en especial los varones. Los motivos más importantes para el consumo fueron aumentar la concentración para estudiar, el sabor y para mantenerse más tiempo despierto de fiesta. El consumo de fin de semana se asoció al consumo de BE mezcladas con alcohol.

Types of Polydrug Use Among Spanish Students in Health Sciences.

Polydrug use among university students may be a predictor for established patterns of multiple substance use and potentially entail long-term health problems. This study examined the types of polydrug use among Spanish students in health sciences. Undergraduate students (n = 968), aged 18-38 years (M = 21.09 years, SD = 4.10), completed the survey. A percentage of 44.3% of the participants were classified as polydrug users. Type A users (alcohol and cigarettes) made up 17.8% of the participants surveyed, whereas 20.1% were Type B (cannabis with cigarettes and/or alcohol), and a further 5.7% were Type C (cannabis with cigarettes and/or alcohol, plus at least another kind of illegal drug). Type A was the most common type among women, whereas Type C was the most common among men. Type B use was higher among women 18-19 years old than among women 25-29 years old, whereas there were no female Type C users younger than 20 years old. Weekend consumption was higher, than weekday consumption, across all polydrug user types and substances. These results suggest that the prevalence of polydrug use among Spanish students in health sciences was similar to students in other disciplines, with Type B as the most prevalent among healthcare and nonhealthcare students. Taking into account the differences based on gender, age, and time of consumption, a specific approach to the different typologies of polydrug users might be a vital step in the successful development of preventive interventions tailored to the changing reality of psychoactive substance use.

Binge Drinking Episodes in Young Adults: How Should We Measure Them in a Research Setting?

Worldwide, consequences of binge drinking are a major health and policy concern. This article reviews contemporary binge drinking definitions as well as different questionnaires and biomarkers that have been used in research settings to examine binge drinking behavior among young adults. A review of electronic databases was conducted for binge drinking definitions, questionnaires, and biomarkers for the measurement of binge drinking in young adults (18-30 years). Binge drinking is often defined as four or more drinks for females and five or more drinks for males on an occasion or in one sitting within a designated time frame (2 weeks vs. past 30 days). Several tools and questionnaires are available to identify young adult repeated binge drinkers. Biomarkers have been used to corroborate self-reported alcohol consumption, of which direct biomarkers such as phosphatidylethanol may be useful in confirming recent heavy drinking. It is important to measure binge drinking along a continuum and to use questions that allow for assessment of intensity, frequency, duration, and daily versus weekend consumption patterns. Open-ended questions that allow for intensity (number of drinks) and frequency can be used to determine dose-response relationships with respect to specific outcome measures. Direct alcohol biomarkers reflecting alcohol consumption over a period of several days are useful in conjunction with questionnaire data for identifying young adult binge drinkers.

Alcohol Consumption and Nutrition Facts in Breast Cancer: From a Case

A 53-year-old female presents a nodule in the right breast's external inferior quadrant since one month ago, fixed in the subcutaneous tissue and painful. No lymphadenopathy is present in the armpit. She has a personal history of chronic alcohol consumption of 100 mg per week, with a pattern of weekend consumption. Her body mass Index is 33, and she follows a little varied diet, rich in fast food and scarce in vegetables. There is no family history of breast cancer, previous rheumatic diseases, early menopause or other risk factors for breast cancer.

Conceptualizing and Measuring Weekend versus Weekday Alcohol Use: Item Response Theory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Culturally, people tend to abstain from alcohol intake during the weekdays and wait to consume in greater frequency and quantity during the weekends. The current research sought to empirically justify the days representing weekday versus weekend alcohol consumption. In study 1 (N = 419), item response theory was applied to a two-parameter (difficulty and discrimination) model that evaluated the days of drinking (frequency) during the typical 7-dayweek. Item characteristic curves were most similar for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (prototypical weekday) and for Friday and Saturday (prototypical weekend). Thursday and Sunday, however, exhibited item characteristics that bordered the properties of weekday and weekend consumption. In study 2 (N = 403), confirmatory factor analysis was applied to test six hypothesized measurement structures representing drinks per day (quantity) during the typical week. The measurement model producing the strongest fit indices was a correlated two-factor structure involving separate weekday and weekend factors that permitted Thursday and Sunday to double load on both dimensions. The proper conceptualization and accurate measurement of the days demarcating the normative boundaries of "dry" weekdays and "wet" weekends are imperative to inform research and prevention efforts targeting temporal alcohol intake patterns.

Weekend-weekday differences in diet among U.S. adults, 2003–2012

PurposeDietary patterns differ by day of the week. This study examined weekend-weekday differences in diet among U.S. adults. MethodsNationally representative data of 11,646 adults 18 years of age and above from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2012 waves were analyzed. Individual fixed-effect regressions were performed using data from two nonconsecutive 24-hour dietary recalls. ResultsWeekend diet was less healthful than weekday, with diet on Saturday the worst. Compared with weekday consumption, consumption on Saturday was associated with an increase in daily intakes of total energy by 181.04 kcal, energy from sugar-sweetened beverages 18.34 kcal, energy from alcohol 46.65 kcal, energy from discretionary foods 48.77 kcal, total fat 8.16 g, saturated fat 2.88 g, sugar 5.37 g, sodium 205.59 mg, and cholesterol 43.17 mg, a decrease in intakes of fruit by 13.90 g, vegetable 16.76 g, and fiber 0.67 g, a decrease in the Healthy Eating Index-2010 score by 2.32, and an increase in the prevalence of fast-food and full-service restaurant consumption by 10.21% and 17.79%, respectively. Weekend-weekday differences in diet varied by sex, age, race and/or ethnicity, education, income, and body weight status. ConclusionsAmericans' weekend consumption was associated with increased calorie intake and poorer diet quality.

Monthly domestic hot water profiles for energy calculation in Finnish apartment buildings

Domestic hot water (DHW) profile is required to estimate energy use and system design. Few onsite data and simulation-based studies are available in literature focusing on hourly profile, individual consumption with seasonal variation and occupant number. This paper investigated onsite DHW daily consumption in 182 Finnish apartments with 379 occupants during two consecutive years. DHW monthly consumption rates and monthly consumption factors for full week, weekdays, and weekend were derived allowing of calendar months variation. The average consumption was 43L/person/day whereas maximum and minimum consumptions were noted, respectively in November and July. The variation was observed between weekdays and weekend too, being mostly in the range of 20–70L/person/day and DHW ratio varied from 0.3 to 0.5. Higher consumption trend during November to February were noticed whereas opposite behavior was observed during May to July. Apartment's size affected specific consumption and smaller apartment consumption was higher by factor of about 1.5. The obtained profiles effect on the energy use was tested with dynamic simulation of solar thermal system. The derived monthly profile increased delivered energy by 4.7% compared to simulation without monthly variations. The weekday and weekend consumption variations did not have significant effect on delivered energy.

Leisure consumption in cricket: devising a model to contrast forms and time preferences

A large body of research exists on the motivation to follow sporting and leisure events. However, the main focus of these studies has been on those who attend events (direct consumers). Little research has extended the investigation of sporting and leisure consumption to include those who consume sport by other means such as the media (indirect consumers) and their scheduling preferences. With the growth of indirect consumption and its importance from both a finance and marketing perspective, this is an area of increasing interest in sports and leisure management. The purpose of this paper is to examine the consumption of sport in the UK and time and form preferences of spectators. We develop and validate a four-dimensional model to measure spectators’ consumption, empirically testing it using 632 questionnaires in the context of cricket. Our findings show that although there was a stronger preference for direct consumption, there was a greater engagement in indirect consumption forms. A number of these activities, such as following the sport on the Internet are peripheral to the actual game and complement consumption of the match. A further finding of the research was that weekend consumption was most favoured by those who were more involved in the sport as club members. They expressed a stronger preference for Friday evening and Sunday scheduling for two different competitions.

Dose and Time-Dependent Selective Neurotoxicity Induced by Mephedrone in Mice

Mephedrone is a drug of abuse marketed as ‘bath salts". There are discrepancies concerning its long-term effects. We have investigated the neurotoxicity of mephedrone in mice following different exposition schedules. Schedule 1: four doses of 50 mg/kg. Schedule 2: four doses of 25 mg/kg. Schedule 3: three daily doses of 25 mg/kg, for two consecutive days. All schedules induced, in some animals, an aggressive behavior and hyperthermia as well as a decrease in weight gain. Mephedrone (schedule 1) induced dopaminergic and serotoninergic neurotoxicity that persisted 7 days after exposition. At a lower dose (schedule 2) only a transient dopaminergic injury was found. In the weekend consumption pattern (schedule 3), mephedrone induced dopamine and serotonin transporter loss that was accompanied by a decrease in tyrosine hydroxylase and tryptophan hydroxylase 2 expression one week after exposition. Also, mephedrone induced a depressive-like behavior, as well as a reduction in striatal D2 density, suggesting higher susceptibility to addictive drugs. In cultured cortical neurons, mephedrone induced a concentration-dependent cytotoxic effect. Using repeated doses for 2 days in an elevated ambient temperature we evidenced a loss of frontal cortex dopaminergic and hippocampal serotoninergic neuronal markers that suggest injuries at nerve endings.

Dietary adequacy of Inuit in the Canadian Arctic

Food intake amongst Canadian Inuit is currently in transition with a concurrent increase in diet-related chronic disease. There is a lack of current data on nutrient intake and dietary adequacy in this population. The present study aimed to assess dietary intake and adequacy amongst Inuit adults in a community in Nunavut, Canada. Random sampling of 130 households in a remote Inuit community in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, Canada, was used for this cross-sectional study. Up to three 24-h dietary recalls were collected on nonconsecutive days, capturing weekday and weekend consumption. Data were analysed to estimate energy and nutrient intake, to determine dietary adequacy, and to summarise the most commonly reported foods and the top food contributors to selected nutrients. The response rate was 69%, with 75 Inuit adults participating (mean (standard deviation (SD)) age 44 (SD=17) years). Mean (SD) daily energy intake was 9.3 (4.4) MJ and 8.7 (3.5) MJ for men and women, respectively. Intakes of dietary fibre, calcium, total folate and vitamins A, D and E were below the Dietary Reference Intakes (Estimated Average Requirements where available) for 60-100% of all men and women. Traditional foods contributed substantially to protein and iron intake, whilst shop-bought foods were primary contributors to total fat, carbohydrate and sugar intake. The present study reports an in-depth assessment of total dietary quality amongst Inuit adults in Nunavut, Canada. The results obtained indicate inadequate intakes of several essential nutrients, as well as a reliance on a nontraditional diet. A nutrition intervention is needed to prevent a continued rise in diet-related chronic disease incidence.

Experimentación con sustancias psicoactivas en adolescentes españoles: perfil de consumo en función de los niveles de edad

The young experimentation with initiation drugs (alcohol and tobacco) and, by smaller measurement, with illegal psychoactive substances is associated to young leisure trends distinguished by super activation, peer-groups tying and the satisfaction in own practices of the recreative culture. The precocious consumption is placed in first years of adolescence, so we have achieved an exploratory study with a sample of secondary school students of the Principado de Asturias (Spain) between twelve and eighteen years old. The aim of the study is to offer a differential profile of consumption depending on the levels of age. A week-end consumption trend with more habituation and use frequency by level of age has been found out. The user mentality with a distorted risk perception has been confirmed. We conclude that preventive to educative, state and community level politics ought to be promoted.

Exploring daily variations of drinking in the Swiss general population. A growth curve analysis

This study aims to address the underlying trajectories of weekly individual drinking patterns by growth models and to relate differences in drinking patterns to socio-demographic and drinking characteristics of respondents. Data came from a two-stage stratified random subsample of 747 persons aged 15 years or more from a Swiss study on alcohol consumption using a within-subject design conducted between March 1999 and July 1999. Beverage specific assessment of daily alcohol consumption was obtained by a weekly drinking diary and other characteristics via telephone interviews. The diary had to be filled out on seven consecutive days. The growth models accounted for up to 37.6% of the initial error variance and provided evidence for two distinct, negatively correlated underlying trajectories of drinking patterns. The first trajectory described an increase in consumption from Monday to Sunday. The second trajectory was about a specific weekend consumption culminating on Saturday with a significantly higher growth rate among young people and heavy episodic drinkers than in other subgroups. Therefore, young and heavy episodic drinkers may be exposed to sudden adverse consequences of alcohol consumption during the weekend. Prevention efforts which are targeted to this subgroup should take its specific drinking pattern into account.

Evolución del consumo de sustancias tóxicas en los adolescentes de una zona urbana (1997-2004)

To find the evolution of the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs among adolescents in an urban area. Descriptive, cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire. Secondary school (middle-class urban area). Six hundred and seventy-eight students took part in the years 1997, 2001, and 2004. The questionnaire included questions on age, sex and consumption of toxic substances. The following figures are given in order of the year of study. We studied 172, 249, and 257 adolescents, with a mean age of 14 (interval, 12-17) and equality of sexes. The proportion of adolescents with no consumption of toxic substances increased (21%+/-3.1%; 34%+/-3.0% 56%+/-3.1%; P<.001, chi2), basically because alcohol consumption dropped (58%+/-3.6%; 61%+/-3.2%; 41%+/-3.1%; P<.001, chi2), although its weekend consumption increased (84%+/-2.6%; 85%+/-2.2%; 96%+/-1.2%; P<.05, chi2), especially of spirits. Tobacco consumption increased (12%+/-2.4%; 21%+/-2.3%; 29%+/-2.4%; P<.001, chi2) with a pattern of daily smoking (9%+/-0.6%; 34%+/-3.2%; 47%+/-3.1%; P<.01, chi2). The consumption of illegal rugs also increased (9%+/-0.6%; 24%+/-2.8%; 16%+/-2.4%; P<.001, chi2), with an intermittent pattern of consumption (87%+/-1.6%; 71%+/-2.3%; 85%+/-1.8). Cannabis is the most used drug (>90%), cocaine use fell and design drug use increased. Age affected consumption, but sex did not. In the last 8 years the consumption of toxic substances among adolescents has dropped, mainly because of less alcohol consumption. However, new forms of consumption of alcohol and other illegal drugs, especially at weekends, emerged and daily consumption of tobacco increased.

Alcohol drinking, consumption patterns and breast cancer among Danish nurses: a cohort study

The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of alcohol intake and drinking pattern on the risk of breast cancer. A total of 17 647 nurses were followed from 1993 until the end of 2001. At baseline participants completed a questionnaire on alcohol intake and other lifestyle-related factors. Data were analysed using Cox's proportional hazard model. During follow-up 457 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. The relative risk of breast cancer was 2.30 [Confidence interval (CI): 1.56-3.39] for alcohol intake of 22-27 drinks per week, compared to 1-3 drinks per week. Among alcohol consumers, weekly alcohol intake increased the risk of breast cancer with 2% for each additional drink consumed. Weekend consumption increased the risk with 4% for each additional drink consumed friday through sunday. Binge drinking of 4-5 drinks the latest weekday increased risk with 55%, compared with consumption of one drink. A possible threshold in risk estimates was found for consumption above 27 drinks per week. For alcohol consumption above the intake most frequently reported, the risk of breast cancer is increased. The risk is minor for moderate levels but increases for each additional drink consumed during the week. Weekend consumption and binge drinking imply an additional increase in breast cancer risk.

Case 4: Chronic Synovitis Secondary to Gout

Patient SAS is a 64-year-old man with a 14-year history of gout. At age 51, he presented with acute unilateral gout in the first metatarsophalangeal joint with recurrent attacks every 2 to 3 years. These attacks were responsive to colchicine. At this time, his serum uric acid level was 8.3 mg/dL (0.49 mmol/L). Upon questioning, he stated that he was a social drinker of alcoholic beverages, with increased weekend consumption of distilled spirits.

Test of an electrical energy saving technique in an Australian abattoir

Electrical energy is used inefficiently in many abattoirs during days of no production and a technique has been proposed to save energy by operating the refrigeration plant intermittently instead of continuously. During a test in an Australian abattoir, the refrigeration plant was off for 33 h and on for 15 h between 0600 Saturday and 0600 Monday. energy savings of over half normal week-end consumption were achieved, and evaporative weight loss from chilled carcasses reduced, without risk to the hygiene quality of chilled or frozen meat.

Age-related patterns of daily alcohol consumption in metropolitan Boston.

SvsMaaY. Men drink more than women on each day o) the week, and on Fridays and Saturdays adults aged 18-25 drink more than other adults. Studies of U.S. drinking practices (e.g., 1, 2) indicate more frequent use of alcohol on weekends than on weekdays, a pattern reported in other countries as well (3-6). Argeriou (7) has provided information on daily alcohol consumption by sex and drinker status for a representative sample of respondents in the city of Boston. From the documented cyclical pattern of alcohol-related traffic fatalities and homicides, Argeriou (7) hypothesized a weekly drinking cycle in which would represent a natural trough and Saturday a natural crest. The Tuesday was supported by the findings, but Monday rather than was the day of lowest consumption. Cahalan et al. (1) have noted that the drinking patterns of older adults are characterized by frequent light drinking and by more frequent weekday drinking than are the drinking patterns of younger adults. Age, too, has been shown to be a consistent predictor of traffic accidents, drinkers aged 16 to 25 being involved in a disproportionately large number of them (8). Because more accidents occur on Friday and Saturday and a greater proportion of weekend than weekday crashes involve drinking drivers (8), the hypothesis should find greater support in the behavior of younger rather than older drinkers. Drawing on data obtained in a household survey of metropolitan Boston (9), the present study seeks to replicate the findings of Argeriou (7) and to assess age-related correlates of weekly drinking cycles. Because Argeriou's use of the number of drinks per day as a dependent variable may mask the independent effects of the quantity and frequency of consumption, the present study examines the possibility that weekend consumption levels reflect either an increase in the number of people who drink or an increase in the quantity consumed. METHOD