Faculty Articles
The Myth of “One Drink”
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Behaviour Research and Therapy
ISSN
0005-7967
Publication Date
5-1972
Abstract
Two studies are reported. An interview investigation explored the familiarity with and connotations of the expression, “First Drink, Then Drunk,” for 30 alcoholics; and, by reviewing the data of 214 alcoholics who had become intoxicated to some degree as a result of experimental procedures, a test of the validity of the expression was conducted. It is concluded that a literal interpretation of the expression is invalid. If there is any validity to the statement, it is directly a function of motivational states. The effects of these findings are discussed in terms of treatment implications.
DOI
10.1016/S0005-7967(72)80004-4
Volume
10
Issue
2
First Page
119
Last Page
123
NSUWorks Citation
Sobell, L. C.,
Sobell, M. B.,
Christelman, W. C.
(1972). The Myth of “One Drink”. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 10(2), 119-123.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/20
Comments
This investigation was supported (in part) by Public Health Service Grant No. 1 RO 1 MH 16547-01. The opinions or conclusions stated in this paper are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as necessarily reflecting the policy of the Department of Mental Hygiene.