Acute disinhibiting effects of alcohol as a factor in risky driving behavior

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 97-106

  Fillmore, Mark T ^a   Blackburn, Jaime S ^a   Harrison, Emily L R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Driving; Impulsivity; Response conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONFLICT; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; REACTION TIME; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 40649112937     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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