(mean and SEM 2.4±0.2 drinking days in the past 7 days) reported greater feelings of intoxicated and high on the ascending compared to descending slope, while recent light social drinkers (mean and SEM 1.9 ±0.4 drinking days in the past 7 days) reported the opposite; greater feelings of intoxication and high on the descending slope. Under these conditions neither group reported greater sedation on the descending slope.
