Friend or foe: Personal use and friends' use of XXXX and spring break drinking.

@entity1 @entity9053 @entity146 @entity457 @entity285
UNASSIGNED: The present study examined associations between use of @entity146 ( @entity146 ) by college students and their friends and drinking-related outcomes during Spring Break (SB). Moreover, this study examined the influence of friends' own @entity146 use on @entity1 ' @entity146 use during SB. @entity1 included college students (N=694) and their nominated friends (N=131) who were part of a larger study of SB drinking. Data were collected via web-based surveys that @entity1 and friends took after SB, which assessed SB @entity146 , drinking, and related negative consequences. Results indicated that higher levels of Serious Harm Reduction (SHR) strategies and @entity9053 ( @entity9053 ) strategies were associated with increased consumption, higher likelihood of experiencing any consequences, and an increased number of consequences. A different pattern emerged for @entity457 ( @entity457 ) strategy use; @entity1 utilizing higher levels of @entity457 strategies drank less and had fewer consequences. @entity9053 and @entity457 strategies used by the @entity1 's friends appeared to have less of an impact on the @entity1 's drinking outcomes. However, greater friends' use of SHR strategies was associated with increased @entity285 use by the @entity1 , but not with consequences. Greater friends' use of SHR strategies was associated with greater SHR strategy use by the @entity1 . Friends' @entity9053 and @entity457 strategies were not associated with @entity1 drinking, consequences, or @entity146 . These findings highlight the potential utility of interventions that focus on drinking behaviors on specific high-risk occasions for those at risk as well as for their friends.
