Jello shot consumption among older adolescents: a pilot study of a newly identified public health problem

Subst Use Misuse. 2011;46(6):828-35. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2010.538886. Epub 2010 Dec 21.

Abstract

We investigated the extent of jello shot consumption among underage youths. We conducted a pilot study among a nonrandom national sample of 108 drinkers, aged 16-20 years, recruited from the Knowledge Networks Internet panel in 2010 by using consecutive sampling. The prevalence of past 30-day jello shot consumption among the 108 drinkers, aged 16-20 years, in our sample was 21.4%, and among those who consumed jello shots, the percentage of alcohol consumption attributable to jello shots averaged 14.5%. We concluded that jello shot use is prevalent among youths, representing a substantial proportion of their alcohol intake. Surveillance of youth alcohol use should include jello shot consumption.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior*
  • Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology*
  • Ethanol / administration & dosage*
  • Female
  • Gelatin / administration & dosage*
  • Health Surveys / methods
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Male
  • Pilot Projects
  • Prevalence
  • Public Health
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Ethanol
  • Gelatin