What is a “Dry Drunk”?

What is a “Dry Drunk”?

The term “dry drunk”, also sometimes referred to as “dry drunk syndrome”, was invented by the creators of the 12-Step program and Alcoholics Anonymous. The concept of the “dry drunk” is described and defined by R.J. Solberg in his 1970 book, The Dry Drunk Syndrome, as “the presence of actions and attitudes that characterized the…