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. 2020 Jan 17;55(2):129–135. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agz103

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Fig. 1. — Alcohol-related biobehavioral and mood response within the biphasic effect of alcohol. Alcohol-related biobehavioral response (green boxes): ascending limb (greater positive subjective response and increased sensitivity to stimulating effects due to alcohol); descending limb (lower negative subjective response and decreased sensitivity to sedative or impairing effects due to alcohol). Mood-related response (yellow boxes): euphoria with stimulation at the low BAC level; fatigue, depression, anger with sedation at the higher BAC level. Hypothetical BAC curve after one standard drink designed to reach to 0.1 g/dl, with peak reached between 30 and 90 min after alcohol administration.