Baseline Drinking Behaviors in Alcoholics and Social Drinkers: Kinds of Drinks and Sip Magnitude

Author(s)

H. H. Schaefer, Patton State Hospital
Mark B. Sobell, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Kenneth C. Mills

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Behaviour Research and Therapy

ISSN

0005-7967

Publication Date

2-1971

Abstract

The kind of drink ordered and the magnitude of sips taken in the course of a drinking session of alcoholic beverages in a bar-and-lounge environment were found to differ significantly between 15 social drinkers and 16 hospital admitted alcoholics with previous histories of hospitalization for alcoholism. The alcoholics as defined in this sample take on the average larger sips and more straight (non-mixed) liquor than do the social drinkers. An argument to train alcoholics to become social drinkers is offered.

DOI

10.1016/0005-7967(71)90032-5

Volume

9

Issue

1

First Page

23

Last Page

27

NSUWorks Citation

Schaefer, H. H., Sobell, M. B., Mills, K. C. (1971). Baseline Drinking Behaviors in Alcoholics and Social Drinkers: Kinds of Drinks and Sip Magnitude. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 9(1), 23-27.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/210