Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States.
Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 May 1;222:108657. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108657. Epub 2021 Mar 3.
Supersized alcopops are single-serving high-alcohol-content beverages frequently consumed by underage drinkers. However, little data exist regarding the public health burden of supersized alcopops during the last decade. The current study examined the characteristics of calls to U.S. poison control centers involving supersized alcopops. This study also compared the proportion of calls for underage consumers between calls involving consumption of supersized alcopops and calls involving other types of alcohol (e.g., liquor, beer, wine).
Data from the National Poison Data System (NPDS) repository of calls to U.S. poison control centers were analyzed.
Between 2010 and 2019, poison control centers received 1719 calls for exposures to supersized alcopops. Nearly one-half of calls involving supersized alcopop consumption (46.3 %) were made for consumers who were below the legal drinking age. In all years, the proportion of calls for supersized alcopops that were for underage exposures greatly exceeded the proportion of calls that were for underage exposures for other types of alcohol. For those 0-11 years of age, 91 % of supersized alcopop exposures were unintentional; however, for each other age group, at least 84 % of exposures were intentional. Supersized alcopop exposures involved a co-ingested product in more than 80 % of cases among patients of legal drinking age and less than 50 % of cases among patient under legal drinking age.
Compared to other alcohol products, calls to U.S poison control centers for supersized alcopops disproportionately involved underage drinkers. To protect youth, improved regulation of supersized alcopop products is urgently needed.
超大容量预调酒是一种单份包装、高酒精含量的饮料，常被未成年人饮用。然而，在过去十年中，关于超大容量预调酒对公众健康造成的负担的数据很少。本研究调查了美国中毒控制中心接到的与超大容量预调酒有关的电话的特征。本研究还比较了涉及超大容量预调酒消费的电话与涉及其他类型酒精（如白酒、啤酒、葡萄酒）消费的电话中未成年消费者的比例。
对美国中毒控制中心国家毒物数据系统（NPDS）存储库中的数据进行了分析。
在 2010 年至 2019 年间，中毒控制中心接到 1719 个与超大容量预调酒暴露有关的电话。近一半涉及超大容量预调酒消费的电话（46.3%）是针对低于法定饮酒年龄的消费者的。在所有年份中，涉及超大容量预调酒的电话中未成年暴露的比例大大超过了涉及其他类型酒精的电话中未成年暴露的比例。对于 0-11 岁的儿童，91%的超大容量预调酒暴露是意外的；然而，对于每个其他年龄组，至少 84%的暴露是故意的。在法定饮酒年龄的患者中，超过 80%的超大容量预调酒暴露涉及同时摄入其他产品，而在法定饮酒年龄以下的患者中，这一比例不到 50%。
与其他酒精产品相比，美国中毒控制中心接到的与超大容量预调酒有关的电话中，未成年饮酒者的比例过高。为了保护青少年，迫切需要对超大容量预调酒产品进行更好的监管。
