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Author:  Sara Germano.


Source: Volume 10, Number 01, Winter 2006 , pp.12-19(8)




Impaired Driving Update

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Abstract: 

Articles from various journals discussing how alcohol relates to crime and the criminal justice system, a hormone’s possible relation to drunk driving, a study on individuals who don’t drive home after drinking, statistics on alcohol related fatalities, whether increased alcohol sanctions is the right approach to decrease on campus drinking, the future effects of marijuana usage, the possibility of unhealthy alcohol usage’s effects on our body, and the danger and prevalence of alcohol use on college campuses: “Screening and Brief Intervention in the Criminal Justice System” by Sandra Lapham, M.D., M.P.H. 28 (2) Alcohol Res. and Health (2004/2005); “Salivary Cortisol: A Predictor of Convictions for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol?” by Thomas G. Brown, Christina Gianoulakis, Jaques Tremblay, Louise Nadeau, Maurice Dongier, N.M.K. Ng Ying Kin, Peter Seraganian, and Marie Claude Ouimet 40 (5) Alcohol and Alcoholism (Sept./Oct. 2005); “An Examination of the Dynamics of Individuals Who Use a Safe Ride Program Instead of Driving Home While Drunk” by Sheila Sarkar, Marie Andreas, and Fabio de Faria 31 (2) Am. J. of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (May 2005); “Alcohol Related Fatalities in 2004: A Statistical Summary” by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Aug. 2005); “The Wrath of Grapes: Implications of Increased Alcohol Sanctions” by Daniel Kast 7 (1) Campus Safety & Student Development (Sept./Oct. 2005); “Initiation, Pleasure of Response Foreshadow Young Adult Outcomes” by Robin Eisner 19 (5) NIDA Notes (Jan. 2005); “Unhealthy Alcohol Use” by Richard Saitz, M.D., M.P.H. 352 (6) The New England Journal of Medicine (Feb. 10, 2005); “The State of School Safety in American Schools” by SERAPH Research Team (2004-2005);

Keywords: Alcohol Res. and Health; Alcohol and Alcoholism; Am. J. of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Campus Safety & Student Development; NIDA Notes; The New England Journal of Medicine; SERAPH Research Team;

Affiliations:  1: SUNY Albany.

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