Alcohol, its analysis in blood and breath for forensic purposes, impairment effects, and acute toxicity

AW Jones - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Forensic Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Alcohol (ethanol) is man's favorite recreational drug and the psychoactive substance most
often encountered in forensic toxicology casework; impaired driving cases, sexual assaults …

The status of oxidative stress in patients with alcohol dependence: a meta-analysis

M Yang, X Zhou, X Tan, X Huang, L Yuan, Z Zhang… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alcohol-induced oxidative stress (OS) plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of alcohol
dependence (AD). This meta-analysis was aimed at investigating the changes in the levels …

Effects of alcohol consumption on driving performance in the presence of interocular differences simulated by filters

F Martino, JJ Castro-Torres, M Casares-López… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The role of interocular differences simulated by filters (fog filter and Bangerter foil) on visual
and driving performance in alcohol users was assessed. We found that the binocular visual …

Schizophrenia, antipsychotic treatment adherence and driver responsibility for motor vehicle crash: a population-based retrospective study in British Columbia …

JA Staples, D Daly-Grafstein, M Khan, LX Pei… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To examine the relationship between schizophrenia, antipsychotic medication
adherence and driver responsibility for motor vehicle crash. Design Retrospective …

None for the road? Stricter drink driving laws and road accidents

M Francesconi, J James - Journal of health economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Reducing drink drive limits is generally regarded an effective strategy to save lives on the
road. Using several new administrative data sources, we evaluate the effect of a stricter limit …

Syncope and traffic crash: a population-based case-crossover analysis

JA Staples, S Erdelyi, K Merchant, C Yip… - Canadian journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Among individuals with recent syncope, recurrence of syncope while driving
might incapacitate a driver and cause a motor vehicle crash. Current driving restrictions …

Potential lives saved by in-vehicle alcohol detection systems

CM Farmer - Traffic injury prevention, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The objective of this study was to estimate the number of crash deaths
specifically attributable to alcohol-impaired driving, with a focus on various strategies for …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in harmful use of alcohol among Korean adults

E Park, YS Kim - Osong public health and research perspectives, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Harmful alcohol consumption is associated with considerable social and
economic damage to individuals and society. Because gender and ethnic background …

Drink… then drive away: The effects of lowering the blood alcohol concentration in Utah

JE Portillo, W Sugiarto, K Willardsen - Health economics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In March of 2017 Utah announced its intent to lower the legal blood alcohol content
(BAC) for driving from 0.08 to 0.05 g/dL. However, this change did not take effect until 2019 …

Syncope and subsequent traffic crash: A responsibility analysis

JA Staples, S Erdelyi, K Merchant, C Yip, M Khan… - PLoS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Physicians are often asked to counsel patients about driving safety after
syncope, yet little empirical data guides such advice. Methods We identified a population …