Alcohol Tolerance And Social Drinking

This volume systematically investigates why most drinkers can use alcohol without making the transition from social to abusive drinking.

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Part I: Introduction. Part II: Background. Ethanol: The Beverage Alcohol. Nonpharmacological Factors Affecting Alcohol Tolerance. The Plot Thickens: Tolerance and Events After Drinking. Part III: Learning, Expectancy, and Drug Tolerance. Theory Development. Part IV: Alcohol Tolerance in Social Drinkers. Research Strategy: Planning the Attack. Alcohol Tolerance: Learning by Doing. Alcohol Tolerance: Learning by Thinking. Part V: Expectancy Effects During a Single Dose. Acute Alcohol Tolerance. Part VI: Implications and Applications. Theory and Research. Transition from Social to Abusive Drinking. Social Issues. Part VII: Overview. Alcohol, Science and Society. Appendix A: Recommended Menu for Alcohol Sessions. Appendix B: Personal Drinking History Questionnaire. Appendix C: Psychmotor Tasks. Appendix D: Instruments to Measure BAC from Breath Samples. Appendix E: Example Tape Transcript of Mental Rehearsal Instructions. References. Index.