Higgins R L, Frazell K
Int J Addict. 1981 Oct;16(7):1223-31. doi: 10.3109/10826088109039175.
Physiological and self-report reactions of 11 nonabstinent, nonhospitalized alcoholics and 11 social drinkers were monitored before, during, and after consumption of two supposedly alcoholic beverages. Unlike previous reports that alcoholics experience increased anxiety/arousal prior to drinking, no such evidence was observed in the present study. Both alcoholics and social drinkers, however evidenced reduced pulse rates during and following drinking. It is suggested that previous investigations may have found predrinking anxiety increases because of their use of hospitalized (and often abstinent) alcoholic and/or their use of procedures which highlighted the negative aspects/consequences of drinking.
对11名未戒酒、未住院的酗酒者和11名社交饮酒者在饮用两种据称含酒精饮料的前、中、后阶段的生理和自我报告反应进行了监测。与之前关于酗酒者在饮酒前焦虑/兴奋加剧的报告不同，本研究未观察到此类证据。然而，酗酒者和社交饮酒者在饮酒期间及之后的脉搏率均有所下降。有人认为，之前的调查可能发现饮酒前焦虑增加是因为他们使用了住院（且往往已戒酒）的酗酒者和/或使用了突出饮酒负面方面/后果的程序。
