Alcohol-Induced Impairment of Balance is Antagonized by Energy Drinks.

Autor: Marczinski CA; Department of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky., Fillmore MT; Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky., Stamates AL; Department of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky., Maloney SF; Department of Psychological Science, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research [Alcohol Clin Exp Res] 2018 Jan; Vol. 42 (1), pp. 144-152. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Nov 07.
DOI: 10.1111/acer.13521
Abstrakt: Background: The acute administration of alcohol reliably impairs balance and motor coordination. While it is common for consumers to ingest alcohol with other stimulant drugs (e.g., caffeine, nicotine), little is known whether prototypical alcohol-induced balance impairments are altered by stimulant drugs. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the coadministration of a high-caffeine energy drink with alcohol can antagonize expected alcohol-induced increases in body sway.
Methods: Sixteen social drinkers (of equal gender) participated in 4 separate double-blind dose administration sessions that involved consumption of alcohol and energy drinks, alone and in combination. Following dose administration, participants completed automated assessments of balance stability (both eyes open and eyes closed) measured using the Biosway Portable Balance System. Participants completed several subjective measures including self-reported ratings of sedation, stimulation, fatigue, and impairment. Blood pressure and pulse rate were recorded repeatedly.
Results: The acute administration of alcohol increased body sway, and the coadministration of energy drinks antagonized this impairment. When participants closed their eyes, alcohol-induced body sway was similar whether or not energy drinks were ingested. While alcohol administration increased ratings of sedation and fatigue, energy drink administration increased ratings of stimulation and reduced ratings of fatigue. Modest increases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure following energy drink administration were also observed.
Conclusions: Visual assessment of balance impairment is frequently used to indicate that an individual has consumed too much alcohol (e.g., as part of police-standardized field sobriety testing or by a bartender assessing when someone should no longer be served more alcohol). The current findings suggest that energy drinks can antagonize alcohol-induced increases in body sway, indicating that future work is needed to determine whether this observation regarding neuromotor functioning applies to alcohol in combination with all types of stimulant drugs.
(Copyright © 2017 by the Research Society on Alcoholism.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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