title: Drink specials and the intoxication levels of patrons exiting college bars.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether drink specials independently increase patrons' risk of achieving a high level of intoxication upon exiting drinking establishments.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a campus community, data were collected from exiting patrons (N=291) via sidewalk interviews and breath tests on 6 nights of 2 consecutive semesters.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A multivariate model revealed that taking advantage of a drink special was associated with a fourfold increase in risk of achieving a BAC >or= 80 mg/dl.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings are the first to document that the drink discounting practices of college bars can be linked to higher intoxication levels among exiting patrons.
authors: Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8210, USA. dthombs@hhp.ufl.edu
authors: Dennis L
authors: DL
authors: Thombs
authors: Virginia
authors: V
authors: Dodd
authors: Steven B
authors: SB
authors: Pokorny
authors: Morrow R
authors: MR
authors: Omli
authors: Ryan
authors: R
authors: O'Mara
authors: Monica C
authors: MC
authors: Webb
authors: Diana M
authors: DM
authors: Lacaci
authors: Chad
authors: C
authors: Werch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001944:Breath Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012147:Restaurants; D014495:Universities