@article{ref1,
title="Stress and alcohol: the moderating effect of chronic stress on the acute stress--intoxication relationship",
journal="Journal of studies on alcohol",
year="1995",
author="Breslin, F. C. and Hayward, M. and Baum, A. S.",
volume="56",
number="5",
pages="546-552",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The present study evaluated whether chronic stress levels moderated the impact of laboratory stressors on subjective and behavioral responses to alcohol. METHOD: Healthy volunteers (N = 60; 30 male) completed measures of background stress levels (e.g., major life events). In addition, subjects were exposed to two laboratory stressors (i.e., cold pressor or film stressor task) or a control condition after consuming a 0.7 g/kg dose of alcohol. RESULTS: Regression analyses showed that the combination of high background stress levels and exposure to a lab stressor reduced two measures of perceived intoxication (i.e., Sensation Scale, Visual Analog Intoxication Scale). CONCLUSIONS: These data are consistent with a biobehavioral model of alcohol use where acute and chronic stressors are associated with a diminished response to alcohol. The possible mechanisms that may underlie this sobering effect include stress-related cognitive deficits and situation specific tolerance associated with high chronic stress levels.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-882X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}