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Author:  Louis Wittig.


Source: Volume 08, Number 02, Spring 2004 , pp.35-39(5)




Impaired Driving Update

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Abstract: 

Articles from various journals dealing with road rage along with its presentation and prevention, sleepy driving and alcohol’s effect on it if BAC is below the legal limit, the efficacy of the strengthening of college alcohol policies, a diverse group of demographics and their effect on binge drinking, a comparison of truck accidents and car accidents, a progression model of alcohol dependence in males, and ways to treat alcohol disorders in the elderly: “Examining Road Rage/ Aggressive Driving: Media Depiction and Prevention Suggestions” by Ronald G. Burns and Michael A. Katovich 35 (5) Environment & Behavior 621 (Sept. 2003); “Driving Impairment Due to Sleepiness Is Exacerbated by Low Alcohol Intake” by J.A. Horne, L.A. Reyner, and P.R. Barrett 60 (9) Occupational and Environmental Med. 689 (Sept. 2003); “Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Policy Enforcement in a Statewide Public College System” by John R. Knight, M.D., et al. 64 (5) J. Stud. Alcohol 696 (Sept. 2003); “Watering Down the Drinks: The Moderating Effect of College Demographics on Alcohol Use of High-Risk Groups” by Henry Wechsler, Ph.D. ,and Meichun Kuo, Sc.D. 93 (11) Am. J. of Public Health 1929 (Nov. 2003); “Severity Factors for Truck Drivers’ Injuries” by Barbara Charbotel, Jean-Louis Martin, Blandine Gadegbeku and Mireielle Chiron 158 (8) Am. J. Epidemiology 753 (2003); “Drinking Course in Alcohol- Dependent Men from Adolescence to Midlife” by Carolyn E. Sartor, M.A., Theodore Jacob, Ph.D., and Kathleen Bucholz, Ph.D. 64 (5) J. Stud. Alcohol 712 (Sept. 2003); “Alcohol Use Disorders in Elderly People—Redefining an Age-Old Problem in Old Age” by Henry O’Connell, Ai-Vyrn Chin, Conal Cunningham, and Brian Lawlor 327 (7416) British Med. J. 664 (Sept. 2003);

Keywords: Environment & Behavior; Occupational and Environmental Med.; J. Stud. Alcohol; Am. J. of Public Health; Am. J. Epidemiology; British Med. J.;

Affiliations:  1: Highway Safety Advocate.

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