The effect of alcohol, THC and their combination on perceived effects, willingness to drive and performance of driving and non-driving tasks

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1855-1865

  Ronen, Adi ^a   Chassidim, Hadas Schwartz ^a   Gershon, Pnina ^a   Parmet, Yisrael ^a   Rabinovich, Alex ^a   Bar Hamburger, Rachel ^b   Cassuto, Yair ^a   Shinar, David ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Israel Anti Drug Authority   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Driving; Drugs; Marijuana; Perception; Performance

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; ALCOHOLS; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

DRIVING; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; DRUGS; MARIJUANA; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES; SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTIONS;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ALCOHOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; CANNABIS SMOKING; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 78049376279     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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