ArticlePsychopharmacology2013
Reduced acute recovery from alcohol impairment in adults with ADHD.
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- College Students' ADHD Symptoms and Alcohol Response During Laboratory Self-Administration.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Heightened motor impairment as a protective factor against heavy drinking in individuals with high alcohol-induced disinhibition.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Sensitivity to the disinhibiting effect of alcohol: The role of trait impulsivity and sex differences.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2022Article
- Redundant visual signals reduce the intensity of alcohol impairment.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Risk of Alcohol Abuse in Humans with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms.Cureus · 2019Review
- In-the-Moment Drinking Characteristics: An Examination Across Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder History and Race.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2019Article
- Effects of multisensory stop signals on alcohol-induced disinhibition in adults with ADHD.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2019Article
- Curbing the DUI offender's self-efficacy to drink and drive: A laboratory study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2017Article
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder During Adolescence in the Primary Care Setting: A Concise Review.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2016Review
- The Effects of Preresponse Cues on Inhibitory Control and Response Time in Adults With ADHD.Journal of attention disorders · 2016Article
- Multisensory Stop Signals Can Reduce the Disinhibiting Effects of Alcohol in Adults.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2016Article
- Application of an alcohol clamp paradigm to examine inhibitory control, subjective responses, and acute tolerance in late adolescence.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2015Article
- A Prospective Study of Psychiatric Comorbidity and Recidivism Among Repeat DUI Offenders.Archives of scientific psychology · 2015Article
- Attentional bias to alcohol-related stimuli as an indicator of changes in motivation to drink.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2015Article
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Abstract
rationalePrior research has found that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show increased sensitivity to the impairing effects of alcohol (Weafer et al., Exp Clin Psychopharmacol 17: 113-121, 2009). However, these studies have focused exclusively on the ascending limb of the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) curve, and it is unclear whether these adults continue to show increased sensitivity during the later phase of the dose as BAC is declining.
objectiveThis study tested the hypothesis that those with ADHD would display increased response to alcohol during the ascending limb of the BAC curve and less recovery from the impairing effects during the descending limb.
methodsAdult social drinkers with ADHD and control adults completed measures of motor coordination, reaction time (RT), and subjective intoxication twice following 0.64 g/kg alcohol and placebo. The measures were administered during the ascending limb of the BAC curve and again during the descending limb.
resultsDuring the ascending limb, alcohol reduced motor coordination, slowed RT, and increased self-reports of subjective intoxication. Those with ADHD displayed greater impairment of motor coordination compared with controls. During the descending limb, controls reported diminished subjective intoxication and showed recovery from the impairing effects of alcohol on both their motor coordination and their RT. Those with ADHD showed reduced subjective intoxication and faster RT during this time, but they did not recover motor control.
conclusionsThe protracted time course of motor impairment in adults with ADHD despite reductions in subjective intoxication may contribute to poor decision making and diminished behavioral control in this group.
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