Showing papers in "Quarterly journal of studies on alcohol in 1970"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured saccharin intake in rats after injection, by various routes, of ethanol and sodium chloride, and found that only intoxicating doses of ethanol decreased the intake.
Abstract: Saccharin intake was measured in rats after injection, by various routes, of ethanol and sodium chloride. Only intoxicating doses of ethanol decreased saccharin intake, the magnitude depending on t...
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TL;DR: In this paper, four methods of measuring the prevalence of alcoholism in Ontario resulted in similar estimates: from the distribution of consumption of alcoholic beverages, 118,800 alcoholics; from alcoholism dea...
Abstract: Four methods of measuring the prevalence of alcoholism in Ontario resulted in similar estimates: from the distribution of consumption of alcoholic beverages, 118,800 alcoholics; from alcoholism dea...
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TL;DR: The literature on the symptomatology, pathophysiological mechanisms and the possible role of congeners in the etiology of hangover is briefly discussed in this paper, where the authors present experimental results of a party settin...
Abstract: The literature (55 references) on the symptomatology, pathophysiological mechanisms and the possible role of congeners in the etiology of hangover is briefly discussed. In experimental party settin...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors observed that alcoholic blackouts were observed in five of seven alcoholics while drinking in an experimental setting and the blackouts usually occurred after a rapid rise in blood alcohol levels and involved amnes...
Abstract: Alcoholic blackouts were observed in five of seven alcoholics while drinking in an experimental setting. The blackouts usually occurred after a rapid rise in blood alcohol levels and involved amnes...
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TL;DR: A 30-hour alcoholism training program for 71 social caseworkers resulted in some changes in their theoretical concepts of alcoholism but no change, or even slight movement away from the desired dir...
Abstract: A 30-hour alcoholism training program for 71 social caseworkers resulted in some changes in their theoretical concepts of alcoholism but no change, or even slight movement away from the desired dir...
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TL;DR: Among high school seniors in New Mexico, the strongest influence on whether or not they drank alcoholic beverages was peer pressure to drink as mentioned in this paper, and whether the mother drank or not influenced both sons' a...
Abstract: Among high-school seniors in New Mexico, the strongest influence on whether or not they drank alcoholic beverages was peer pressure to drink. Whether the mother drank or not influenced both sons' a...
TL;DR: It was found that the Stotz colorimetric procedure does not liberate significant amounts of acetaldehyde if the precipitated blood is promptly distilled because the precipitate is separated before raising the temperature in distillation.
TL;DR: In this article, they found that of 75 alcoholics treated with lysergide, 23 were diagnosed as schizophrenics and nonschizophrenics had better reactions to the drug and more abstinent at a 1-year follow-up than the s
Abstract: Of 75 alcoholics treated with lysergide, 23 were diagnosed as schizophrenics The nonschizophrenics had better reactions to the drug and more of them were abstinent at a 1-year follow-up than the s
TL;DR: The authors found that the younger, the better educated and those with more exposure to mass media showed greater acceptance of social drinking in Vancouver, Washington, compared to the older adults in the city.
Abstract: In a representative sample of the adult population in Vancouver, Wash., the younger, the better educated and those with more exposure to mass media showed greater acceptance of social drinking, of ...
TL;DR: Factor analysis of responses by 2032 alcoholics to a social-history questionnaire disclosed seven factors relating to social and personal adjustment during childhood and 8 factors related to current a... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Factor analysis of responses by 2032 alcoholics to a social-history questionnaire disclosed 7 factors relating to social and personal adjustment during childhood and 8 factors relating to current a...
TL;DR: In 10 young men tested both after alcohol and after a placebo drink, speed of simple reaction time was significantly reduced after alcohol, suggesting a process of adaptation.
Abstract: In 10 young men tested both after alcohol and after a placebo drink, speed of simple reaction time was significantly reduced after alcohol. The variation was not wholly a function of blood alcohol concentration. On the descending portion of the blood alcohol curve, reaction time fell more rapidly than the blood alcohol, suggesting a process of adaptation. /Author/
TL;DR: The aggressive response of 12 male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) was measured before and after 6 hours of immersion in individual tanks containing one of three test solutions: 285 mg of ethan...
Abstract: The aggressive response of 12 male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) was measured before and after 6 hours of immersion in individual tanks containing one of 3 test solutions: 285 mg of ethan...
TL;DR: When viewed within the framework of general systems theory, alcoholism is a symptom of a complex interactional process as discussed by the authors, which is a circular, self-perpetuating behavior which is main...
Abstract: When viewed within the framework of general systems theory, alcoholism is a symptom of a complex interactional process. Pathological drinking is a circular, self-perpetuating behavior which is main...
TL;DR: The application of gas-liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrography to the analysis of alcoholic beverages is reviewed in this article, where the principal components identified in wines, vodka, gin and variou...
Abstract: The application of gas—liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrography to the analysis of alcoholic beverages is reviewed. The principal components identified in wines, vodka, gin and variou...