2013, Kate Maloy, Margaret Jones Patterson, Birth Or Abortion?: Private Struggles in a Political World[3], →ISBN:
Denise called Frank a "dry drunk." He no longer drank but he continued to indulge in "the same wild, erratic behavior binges" without the "excuse of alcohol" in his system.
2020, M. D. Linville M. Meadows, A Spiritual Pathway to Recovery from Addiction, A Physician's Journey of Discovery[4], →ISBN:
"I think Big Jed's dad may be a dry drunk. He seems to have all the problems of an alcoholic, just not the drinking.[…]"
1991, Philip St. Romain, Freedom from Codependency[5], →ISBN, page 60:
Family members frequently report that a dry drunk is as difficult to live with as a "wet drunk." After all, it is not the drinking and drugging that bothers family members but the abusive, unpredictable behavior that comes with it.
1995, Hamilton B., Getting Started in AA[6], →ISBN, page 186:
One of the best ways out of a "dry drunk" is to work with another still-suffering alcoholic.
(by analogy) Any substance addict who has quit using, but remains psychologically dependent.
1990, Ellen Walker, Smoker: Self-portrait of a Nicotine Addict[7], →ISBN:
Abstinence leaves me without nicotine, but still living with the old beliefs and behaviors that cry for the drug—in short, living a "dry drunk."
2017, The Best of The Lifted Brow: Volume Two[8], →ISBN:
But more interestingly, they distinguish between being "dry drunk"—being on the wagon, but still wanting to drink—and being "sober," neither drinking nor wanting to.
^ “Dry Drunk”, in spiritualriver.com[1], 2010 August 13 (last accessed), archived from the original on 10 January 2010
^ “Understanding and Dealing With Dry Drunk Syndrome”, in alcoholism-and-drug-addiction-help.com[2], 2023 October 30 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2023-10-30
