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    Alcohol pharmacokinetics, decision making and folk wisdom: A reply to Moxnes and Jensen (2009)

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    Moss, A.
    Dyer, K.
    Albery, I.
    Allsop, Steve
    Kypri, K.
    Erskine, J.
    Mackintosh, D.
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Moss, Antony and Dyer, Kyle and Albery, Ian and Allsop, Steven and Kypri, Kypros and Erskine, James and Mackintosh, David. 2010. Alcohol pharmacokinetics, decision making and folk wisdom: A reply to Moxnes and Jensen (2009). Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 109: pp. 1-3.
    Source Title
    Drug and Alcohol Dependence
    DOI
    10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.01.002
    ISSN
    03768716
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (Research Institute)
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    The link to the journal’s home page is: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/drugalcdep Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6923
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Moxnes and Jensen (2009) present a study of decision making under conditions of uncertainty using a computerised simulation of alcohol pharmacokinetics. In their article, they conclude that their findings challenge the ‘folk wisdom’ that advises against drinking on an empty stomach. We contend that this is a problematic conclusion for three reasons: (1) the study and findings presented in their paper are simply not sufficient to allow one to, even tentatively, draw such a conclusion; (2) the conclusion is contrary to basic pharmacological knowledge concerning alcohol absorption, metabolism and the implications for peak blood alcohol concentration; and (3) the implications for understanding the process of decision making while alcohol intoxicated are not considered in the study. The Moxnes and Jensen (2009) study did not involve alcohol administration and is therefore an examination of decision making in situations of uncertainty rather than a specific exploration of drinking-related decision making. Recent formulations of the effects of alcohol on cognitive processing would lead to different conclusions than those presented by Moxnes and Jensen (2009). We conclude by suggesting our understanding of the implications of the study.

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