Blood alcohol concentration and psychomotor effects

Blood alcohol concentration and psychomotor effects.

This study assessed the effect of intravenous alcohol infusions on psychomotor impairment and compared it with that of alcohol administered orally. Comparisons were made between three European drink-driving limits of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) (20, 50 and 80 mg 100 ml-1) and an oral dose of alcohol 0.75 mg kg-1. Twelve volunteers, aged 22-34 yr, were recruited. At targets of 20, 50 and a...

The effects of low alcohol beers on the blood alcohol concentration.

Drinking of 3 liters of so called low alcohol beer (0.5 vol.% as well as 0.9 vol.%) within 2 hours leads only to very low or no blood alcohol values during a drinking experiment (19 persons). These results are expected considering the kinetics of resorption and elimination of alcohol in human body. Consumption of low alcohol beers instead of traditional beer should have a positive effect on tra...

Back calculation of blood alcohol concentration.

Medicolegal Alcohol Determination - Blood- or Breath-Alcohol Concentration?

Measuring the concentration of alcohol in body fluids represents a large part of the workload at forensic science and toxicology laboratories. In traffic-law enforcement, breath-alcohol testing is used worldwide for roadside screening and for evidential purposes. Many jurisdictions have adopted per se laws which make it a crime to drive with a blood- or breath-alcohol concentration above a pres...

Cognitive and psychomotor performance during alcohol hangover.

The consequences of alcohol consumption have risen high on health and social agendas in recent years. Although much work has focused on the physical problems associated with alcohol use, one theme that has emerged in alcohol research has been a focus on the effects of hangovers on functioning. This brief literature review specifically examines recent empirical investigations of the relationship...