11:18 am today

David Robson: Is alcohol a placebo?

From Sunday Morning, 11:18 am today

Most of us have experienced a confidence boost in a social situation from alcohol, in fact many people looking to cut down or stop drinking worry about losing that social buzz, but new research from the University of Washington in Seattle might help to allay these worries. 

Award-winning science writer David Robson has been testing the water. 

Group of friends making a toast, upward view of hands holding glasses (Photo by Gary John Norman / Connect Images / Connect Images via AFP)

Photo: GARY JOHN NORMAN

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