Grigsby Timothy J, Montes Kevin, Perrotte Jessica K
Department of Social and Behavioral Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, California, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2025 Jun 17:1-5. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2519402.
An emergent and concerning alcohol use trend among college students is the consumption of a "blackout rage gallon" (BORG)-a gallon jug filled with a mixture of alcohol (often vodka), caffeinated beverages, water, and flavor enhancers. The aim of this exploratory study was two-fold: (1) to describe U.S. college students' direct and indirect experience with BORG drinking and (2) to identify demographic factors that correlate with BORG consumption among college student drinkers.
A cross-sectional study of college students ( = 581) was conducted using the Prolific platform in May 2024. Data were collected on drinking status, BORG knowledge and involvement, and demographic characteristics (age, sex, and ethnoracial group). Descriptive statistics across drinking status and bivariate tests of association were used to address study aims.
The majority of nondrinkers (62%) had not heard of BORG while the majority of current drinkers knew someone who engaged in BORG (31.9%) or had tried BORG themselves (20%). Participants who had engaged in BORG drinking were significantly younger than those who had heard about BORG drinking ( = 0.001) and those who had never heard of BORG drinking ( < 0.001). There were no differences by sex or ethnoracial group.
BORG drinking represents a novel and potentially widespread phenomena among college drinkers. Additional research is needed to understand the motivations for BORG drinking, and how BORG drinking fits into the landscape of college alcohol use behaviors. These data are essential for developing timely and appropriate interventions to reduce immediate and long-term harm from this hazardous drinking practice.
大学生中一种新出现且令人担忧的饮酒趋势是饮用“断片狂怒加仑酒”（BORG），即一个加仑壶装满酒精（通常是伏特加）、含咖啡因饮料、水和调味剂的混合物。这项探索性研究的目的有两个：（1）描述美国大学生饮用BORG酒的直接和间接经历；（2）确定与大学生饮酒者饮用BORG酒相关的人口统计学因素。
2024年5月在Prolific平台上对大学生（n = 581）进行了一项横断面研究。收集了饮酒状况、对BORG酒的了解和参与情况以及人口统计学特征（年龄、性别和种族群体）的数据。使用跨饮酒状况的描述性统计和双变量关联检验来实现研究目的。
大多数不饮酒者（62%）没有听说过BORG酒，而大多数当前饮酒者认识饮用BORG酒的人（31.9%）或自己尝试过饮用BORG酒（20%）。饮用过BORG酒的参与者比听说过饮用BORG酒的参与者显著年轻（P = 0.001），也比从未听说过饮用BORG酒的参与者显著年轻（P < 0.001）。在性别或种族群体方面没有差异。
饮用BORG酒是大学生饮酒者中一种新出现且可能广泛存在的现象。需要进一步研究以了解饮用BORG酒的动机，以及饮用BORG酒如何融入大学生饮酒行为的格局。这些数据对于制定及时且适当的干预措施以减少这种危险饮酒行为造成的即时和长期危害至关重要。
