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Alcohol affects sleep. In alcoholics, profound sleep changes have been observed clinically and experimentally before, during and after a period of heavy alcohol intake. Elucidation of the alcohol-sleep interactions may illuminate mechanisms involved in alcoholism. This communication will focus on the post-drinking Slow Wave Sleep (SWS) which tends to be decreased initially and gradually recovers. More specifically the post-drinking SWS will be examined in relation to the rate of reacquisition of functional tolerance and physical dependence in a subsequent drinking episode.
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Gross, M.M., Hastey, J.M., Lewis, E., Young, N. (1975). Slow Wave Sleep and Carry-over of Functional Tolerance and Physical Dependence in Alcoholics. In: Gross, M.M. (eds) Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 59. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0632-1_34
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