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Booze-involved first time sex may put women at risk
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As per a recent study, alcohol-involved first time sex may put women at risk.If a young woman\'s first sexual experience involves alcohol, she is more likely to be at risk for problems such as sexual assault and this risk may persist in her future, the research finds.
As per a recent study, alcohol-involved first time sex may put women at risk.If a young woman's first sexual experience involves alcohol, she is more likely to be at risk for problems such as sexual assault and this risk may persist in her future, the research finds.
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The study, authored by Jennifer A. Livingston, PhD, senior research scientist at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), surveyed 228 women, ages 18 to 20, about their sexual experiences and drinking habits. The average age the women began drinking was 14 and the average age for first sexual intercourse was 16.
Livingston found that first sexual experiences involving alcohol were most likely to occur outside the context of a relationship (a "hook-up"), with a partner who was also using substances and after a social gathering involving alcohol. Alcohol-involved first experiences were less planned, less desired and rated more negatively overall than those not involving alcohol, which usually occurred in the context of a romantic relationship and were described as wanted, planned and more positive.
Drinking to intoxication places adolescent females at increased risk through exposure to high-risk sexual partners found in drinking contexts such as parties. These partners may be significantly older, more aggressive and not well-known or substance users themselves, Livingston noted.
She added that over time, these young women continued to use alcohol in conjunction with sex, which further exposed them to high-risk partners. In these contexts, there is less discussion of birth control and greater risk of sexually transmitted diseases, sexual assault and unintended pregnancy.
Livingston says this study raises questions about how schools and parents approach talking about drinking and sex, adding that alcohol-related risks should be addressed in sexuality education and sexual risks included in substance use prevention. Interventions aimed at delaying the initiation of alcohol use or reducing heavy drinking may have the added benefit of reducing risky sexual behavior.
The study is published in Journal of Adolescence.
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