title: Illustration of a control problem in alcohol research designs.
abstract: Issues of control problems in alcohol research, resulting from studies of a possible alcohol placebo effect, are discussed. These concern how the control response is related to the pre-drug response as well as the stability of both.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D010919:Placebos; D012107:Research Design; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D010919:Placebos; D000431:Ethanol; D012965:Sodium Chloride