In the company of others: social factors alter acute alcohol effects

• Published in: Psychopharmacology Vol. 230; no. 2; pp. 215 - 226
• Main Authors: Kirkpatrick, Matthew G., de Wit, Harriet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Affect; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Alcohol Drinking - psychology; Alcohol use; Alcoholic Intoxication - psychology; Analysis; Behavioral psychology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Breath Tests; Double-Blind Method; Drinking of alcoholic beverages; Ethanol - administration & dosage; Ethanol - analysis; Female; Humans; Male; Neurosciences; Original Investigation; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Psychiatry; Social aspects; Social Behavior; Social psychology; Young Adult; Alcohol; Social behavior; Mood; Social interaction; Humans

Rationale Alcohol is usually consumed in social contexts. However, the drug has been studied mainly under socially isolated conditions, and our understanding of how social setting affects response to alcohol is limited. Objectives The current study compared the subjective, physiological, and behavio...