The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

The DRAM, Vol. 18(5) - Pre-drinking might save money, but it can come at a cost

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Mariana G. R. Santos and colleagues that compared the pre-drinking practices and associated harms among university students in Brazil and the UK. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 18(4) - Children’s developing understanding of situational drinking norms

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Megan Cook and colleagues that explored possible sex differences in young children’s developing understanding of situational drinking norms. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 18(3) - I’m in that class too: A Latent Class Analysis of college students’ drinking game consequences

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Dennis Hoyer and Christopher Correia that examined whether distinct groups of drinkers could be identified based on the consequences of their participation in drinking games. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 18(2) - ACEs and alcohol use: Predictors of intimate partner violence among Black men

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Kerry A. Lee and colleagues that examined the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), alcohol use in adulthood, and their effect on intimate partner violence perpetration among Black men in the United States. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 18(1) – Planning vs. doing: Intended and actual use of alcohol-related protective behavioral strategies among college students

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Anne M. Fairlie and colleagues that examined the extent to which college students’ plans for using different types of alcohol-related protective behavioral strategies were associated with actual protective behavioral strategy use. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 17(13) - Home life in the balance: Drinking and work-family conflict

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Sandra Kuntsche and Emmanuel Kuntsche that examined the association between work-family conflict, coping motives, and alcohol use among parents of preschoolers in Switzerland. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 17(12) - Even light drinking is associated with depressive symptoms in adolescents

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Xiaoyu Zhang and colleagues that examined the association of light drinking in adolescents with depressive symptoms. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 17(11) - College: A time to drink with friends or a time to drink because of friends?

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Allecia Reid that examined the impact of heavy drinking peers at a college on student drinking behavior. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 17(10) – COVID-19-related social isolation stressors and their relationship to drinking behaviors in the general adult population

This week, as part of our Special Series on Managing Addiction during COVID-19, The DRAM reviews a study by Samantha N. Sallie and colleagues that investigated how COVID-19-related stress may have affected drinking behaviors in the general adult population. Read more →

The DRAM, Vol. 17(9) - Does television exposure to alcohol influence youth drinking behaviors?

This week, The DRAM reviews a study by Joy Gabrielli and colleagues that examined alcohol product placement within television series and its relationship to youth brand affiliation and drinking behaviors. Read more →