Drinking And Driving: Binge Drinkers Have A Disconnect Between Assessing Their Driving Abilities And Reality

While many people believe that alcohol-impaired (AI) drivers are usually alcoholics, in fact, 80 percent of AI incidents are caused by binge drinkers. A recent study conducted among college students has found that binge drinkers, even when legally intoxicated, nonetheless believe they have adequate driving abilities.Results will be published in the July issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at OnlineEarly.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on May 15th, 2008