New research links supersized alcoholic beverages, such as Four Loko or Joose, to a higher rate of alcohol-related injuries among some underage drinkers.
Specifically, underage drinkers of flavored alcoholic beverages who exclusively consume the supersized versions are more than six times as likely to report suffering alcohol-related injuries as underage youths who drink other types of alcoholic beverages, according to new research.
Published in the American Journal of Public Health, the study is believed to be the first study to document an association among the consumption of different types of flavored alcoholic beverages by youth ages 13 to 20, risky drinking behaviors, and self-reported injuries related to alcohol consumption.
Alcohol is the most commonly used drug among youth in the US and is responsible for the deaths of approximately 4,300 underage people each year.
