Article: Allergy medicine found to impair driving ability more than alcohol

Article: Motorists confused over alcohol units.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  August 5, 2004 ;     215 words ......would take more than two units of alcohol to affect their driving, according to survey results released...four units or more before their driving was impaired, the survey from road...indicated that consuming any amount of alcohol will impair driving ability. Brake chief executive ...

Article: Effects of blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) feedback on BAC estimates over time.
Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education;  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......injured, and 16,645 died in alcohol-related crashes in the...for those with blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels...disproportionately represented in alcohol related crashes and represent...a specific amount of alcohol in the blood indicates evidence of impaired driving ability. ...

Article: Researchers from University of Kentucky report recent findings in alcohol and alcoholism.(Report)
Health & Medicine Week;  August 25, 2008 ;     435 words ......published in the journal Alcoholism - Clinical and Experimental...drinking (heavy episodic alcohol use) is associated with...impaired driving and myriad alcohol-related accidents. However...research examined acute alcohol effects on simulated...of intoxication and driving ...

Article: Affecting driving ability
The Nelson Mail;  May 19, 2006 ;     214 words ......which do not adversely affect one's driving ability. Caffeine is a psychoactive drug which...psychochemical changes, do not compromise driving ability or safety awareness. Other such "mind-alteri...common use and are not known to impair driving ability. Of course, we wouldn't suggest ...

Article: Antidepressants 'impair driving ability'.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  August 18, 2008 ;     241 words ...Antidepressants 'impair driving ability' New York, Aug 18 (PTI) Depressed...that antidepressants impair driving ability. Researchers at North Dakota...to the deterioration in the driving ability of depressed people. Individuals...

Article: Judge: Alcohol caused crash Defense argued that drunken driver wasn't impaired.(News)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  May 25, 2001 ;     551 words ......have kept the truck he was driving from striking and killing...under the influence of alcohol. Skrzypek's daughter, Mount...revealed Peshak's blood-alcohol content was .13 percent...said that the amount of alcohol in Peshak's blood had no...drink a lot and hold their alcohol, Di John said ...

Article: HOW MANY people are suspected of driving under the influence of drugs? Is there a particular drug that affects driving ability?Cannabis is known to...
The Herald on Sunday (Auckland, New Zealand);  August 5, 2007 ;     547 words ......particular drug that affects driving ability?Cannabis is known to be...drug in New Zealand (after alcohol and tobacco) and international...suspected of being impaired by alcohol or drugs will be required to carry out alcohol breath screening tests...

Article: How many people are suspected of driving under the influence of drugs? Is there a particular drug that affects driving ability?Cannabis is known to...
The Herald on Sunday (Auckland, New Zealand);  July 29, 2007 ;     547 words ......particular drug that affects driving ability?Cannabis is known to be...drug in New Zealand (after alcohol and tobacco) and international...suspected of being impaired by alcohol or drugs will be required to carry out alcohol breath screening tests...

Article: Effect of zolpidem on driving ability.(EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE)
Clinical Psychiatry News;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......zolpidem pose on impairing driving ability, and is this risk affected...effect of zolpidem on driving ability was examined, in part...Zolpidem had no effect on driving ability at either time tested...administration of zolpidem on driving ability. Thirty volunteers...the ...

Article: Fed: Common drug diminishes a person's driving ability: study
AAP General News (Australia);  July 18, 2005 ;     407 words ......Australia) 07-18-2005 Fed: Common drug diminishes a person's driving ability: study By Janelle Miles, National Medical Correspondent...recreational drug users and truckies, diminishes a person's driving ability even at low doses, Australian research has found. PhD student...

Article: Information Unlimited: All The Facts You Need To Avoid Heartache - No.17 Alcohol And Hangovers
The Independent - London;  December 7, 1998 ;     700+ words ......alcohol is more diluted than the same amount of alcohol in a smaller person. Because women's bodies have...less fluid than men's bodies, the concentration of alcohol in the blood will be higher in women, and women...be more sensitive than normal to the effects of alcohol during their period. ...

Article: Test Clarifies Driving Ability in Alzheimer's Patients.(Brief Article)
Family Practice News;  September 1, 2000 ;     444 words ......around your office may be predictive of driving ability in patients with mild Alzheimer's...measures that correlated well with actual driving ability included tests of choice reaction...function tasks was correlated with driving ability. Patients included in the study had...

Article: Alcohol and Islam: an overview
Contemporary Drug Problems;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Alcohol and Islam is a relatively understudied topic, although alcohol abuse is a significant social problem both in Muslim majority...food and drink prescriptions and proscriptions also make alcohol and Islam a worthwhile topic. This article offers a general...

Article: Factors related to alcohol use among 6th through 10th graders: the Sarasota County demonstration project.(Research Papers)(Florida)
Journal of School Health;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Alcohol represents the leading drug of abuse among teen-agers in...legal drinking age is 21 years, most US youth have used alcohol by the time they graduate from high school. (3) About one-ha...10th graders, and 80% of 12th graders report having tried alcohol. (4) Approximately 22% of eighth graders, 39% of ...