The alcohol mixed with energy drink debate: masking the facts! A commentary on "Mixing an energy drink with an alcoholic beverage increases motivation for more alcohol in college students" by Marczinski and colleagues (in press).

Alcohol Clin Exp Res · 2013 · PMC3652039 · PMID 23078240

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The authors state “No differences between alcohol and AmED for any of the time points were observed, although there was a nonsignificant trend for higher ratings for AmED versus alcohol alone at 40 minutes, t (38) = 1.47, p = 0.075.” The between-groups comparison, therefore, failed to reveal any significant effects.

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