A new device for administering placebo alcohol.
Placebo alcohol administered via a new device induced intoxication in 7 of 10 healthy adult males. Intoxication levels reported after placebo alcohol was 36% of intoxication ratings after real alcohol when peak blood alcohol values reached 84 mg/dl. Since expectancy about alcohol effects may contribute significantly to perceived intoxication, the new device should facilitate alcohol administration studies which would benefit from a placebo control.
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication; D001944:Breath Tests; D004569:Electroencephalography; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010919:Placebos; D011589:Psychology, Experimental / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013997:Time Factors
D010919:Placebos; D000431:Ethanol