Subjective Effects of Alcohol Predict Alcohol Choice in Social Drinkers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alcohol is among the most commonly used psychoactive drugs, yet it can produce markedly different subjective effects in different people. Certain effects, including both heightened stimulatory effects and lesser sedative effects, are thought to predict repeated or excessive use. However, we do not fully understand the nature of these individual differences or their relationships to alcohol consumption. This controlled laboratory study examined subjective and physiologic responses to a moderate dose of alcohol in social drinkers in relation to the subjects' decision to consume alcohol.

Methods

Healthy adult volunteers (N = 95) participated in a 5-session double-blind alcohol choice study. On the first 4 sessions, they received alcohol (0.8 g/kg) and placebo in al

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8076998 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature