Theories on Drug Abuse: Selected Contemporary PerspectivesDepartment of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, 1980 - Drug abuse - 488 pages |
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... drinking must be explained before it is known why serious drinking problems develop in perhaps one of 12 or 15 drinkers in Western countries . These core features must be explained : ( 1 ) loss of control , ( 2 ) tendency to relapse ...
... drinking must be explained before it is known why serious drinking problems develop in perhaps one of 12 or 15 drinkers in Western countries . These core features must be explained : ( 1 ) loss of control , ( 2 ) tendency to relapse ...
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... drinking experience vary widely in their response to alcohol in experimental studies ( Goodwin et al . 1969 ) . Some show almost no effect , while others are quite easily intoxicated . Since this variability does not correlate with ...
... drinking experience vary widely in their response to alcohol in experimental studies ( Goodwin et al . 1969 ) . Some show almost no effect , while others are quite easily intoxicated . Since this variability does not correlate with ...
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... drinks , these people may drink more to relieve the dysphoria than to restore the euphoria . In any case , during a single drinking period there may be two rein- forcers involved : production of euphoria and reduction of dysphoria ...
... drinks , these people may drink more to relieve the dysphoria than to restore the euphoria . In any case , during a single drinking period there may be two rein- forcers involved : production of euphoria and reduction of dysphoria ...
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... drinking . They become conditioned stimuli , just as do the internal feelings that resemble the highs and lows of drinking . Relapse represents a conditioned response to these conditioned stimuli . Since relapse is usually erratic and ...
... drinking . They become conditioned stimuli , just as do the internal feelings that resemble the highs and lows of drinking . Relapse represents a conditioned response to these conditioned stimuli . Since relapse is usually erratic and ...
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... drinking problems and cirrhosis rates dropped precipitously . This was also true during the Second World War in countries like France and England where wine and beer were scarce , expensive , and often rationed . But it is important to ...
... drinking problems and cirrhosis rates dropped precipitously . This was also true during the Second World War in countries like France and England where wine and beer were scarce , expensive , and often rationed . But it is important to ...
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