Subjective responses
alcohol-dependent, thirst
About 100 mm visual analog scale measures of alcohol-induced stimulation, sedation, negative effects, well-being, guessed the number of “drinks” received, drunkenness, thirst, and “desire” were obtained. To assess the latter, we asked whether subjects would “like to have some more alcohol now”. We suggest that term “desire” should not be confused with the pathological alcohol “craving” occurring in alcohol-dependent patients, noting that our participants were nondependent risky drinkers. Subjective measures were obtained at baseline, during the priming interval (minute 15), during the ascending phase (minute 75), and at the end of both ASA sessions using visual analog scales (0–100).