Acute Alcohol Tolerance on Subjective Intoxication and Simulated Driving Performance in Binge Drinkers

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-247

  Marczinski, Cecile A ^a   Fillmore, Mark T ^b  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

acute tolerance; alcohol; binge; college students; driving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650141610     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014633     Document Type: Article

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