tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post8942962294624316539..comments2024-03-18T15:42:43.140+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Drinkers' utilityEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-51013055465781247482012-01-16T10:35:58.585+13:002012-01-16T10:35:58.585+13:00Either way, alcohol produces endorphins even among...Either way, alcohol produces endorphins even among heavy drinkers. And endorphins is just another way of saying utils for the hedonometer.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-39358297382685586052012-01-15T11:52:20.373+13:002012-01-15T11:52:20.373+13:00But don't expect these findings to alter the b...But don't expect these findings to alter the behaviour of the social engineers/do-gooders!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-63360982745830021742012-01-14T07:44:53.785+13:002012-01-14T07:44:53.785+13:00"This indicates that the brains of heavy or p..."This indicates that the brains of heavy or problem drinkers are changed in a way that makes them more likely to find alcohol pleasant, and may be a clue to how problem drinking develops in the first place.<br /><br />"That greater feeling of reward might cause them to drink too much."<br /><br />The wording here is ambiguous. "(A)re changed" suggests that the differential endorphine production is a consequence of differences in alcohol consumption. The last sentece suggests that heavy drinkers were more likely to react to drinking with high endorphine production all along. The two aren't mutually exclusive (and both consistent with the results as reported in your link), but I would put the emphasis on the second aspect (and <a href="http://churchofrationality.blogspot.com/2011/02/two-underappreciated-perspectives-on.html" rel="nofollow">have</a>).LemmusLemmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917054221547240969noreply@blogger.com