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Sons of Alcoholics Report Greater Hangover Symptoms than Sons of Nonalcoholics: A Pilot Study
Article first published online: 11 APR 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1990.tb01231.x
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Newlin, D. B. and Pretorius, M. B. (1990), Sons of Alcoholics Report Greater Hangover Symptoms than Sons of Nonalcoholics: A Pilot Study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 14: 713–716. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1990.tb01231.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 11 APR 2006
- Article first published online: 11 APR 2006
- Received for publication January 16, 1990; accepted May 9, 1990.
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Keywords:
- Risk for Alcoholism;
- Hangover;
- Sons of Alcoholics;
- Acute Dependence;
- Negative Side Effects
We investigated alcohol-induced hangovers among college men at high and low risk for alcoholism. Thirteen sons of alcoholics reported significantly (p < 0.001) greater hangover symptoms in the past year than 25 sons of nonalcoholics. The two groups reported comparable quantity-frequency of recent drinking. To the extent that hangover represents an acute withdrawal syndrome to alcohol, this raises the question of whether sons of alcoholics are “dependence-prone.”