Journal article
Effects of acute alcohol tolerance on perceptions of danger and willingness to drive after drinking
Abstract
RationaleDrinking and driving is associated with elevated rates of motor vehicle accidents and fatalities. Previous research suggests that alcohol impairs judgments about the dangers of risky behaviors; however, how alcohol affects driving-related judgments is less clear. Impairments have also been shown to differ across limbs of the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) curve, which is known as acute tolerance.ObjectivesThe objectives of this …
Authors
Amlung MT; Morris DH; McCarthy DM
Journal
Psychopharmacology, Vol. 231, No. 22, pp. 4271–4279
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
11 2014
DOI
10.1007/s00213-014-3579-1
ISSN
0033-3158