2024-03-29T15:27:41Zhttp://uvadoc.uva.es/oai/requestoai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/156682021-06-23T09:50:16Zcom_10324_1133com_10324_931com_10324_894col_10324_1209
Alcohol-related problems and fitness to drive
Río, María del Carmen del
González Luque, Juan Carlos
Álvarez González, Francisco Javier
Automóviles - Conducción en estado de embriaguez
Producción Científica
This paper analyses the alcohol consumption patterns in Spanish drivers, the incidence of alcohol-related problems and attempts to ascertain whether, in the end, drivers with alcohol-related problems are considered fit or unfit to drive. In accordance with Spanish and European Union legislation, driving licences cannot be issued or renewed to people suffering from alcohol-related problems. A medical, psychological and eyesight evaluation was performed to test the driving fitness of 8043 drivers attending 25 Medical Driving Test Centres on a national scale. Among other things, information was collected on the patterns of alcohol consumption, the AUDIT and CAGE tests, the incidence of alcohol-related problems (DSM-IV criteria for abuse, dependence and alcohol-induced disorder), as well as an evaluation of their fitness to drive. In all, 60.3% of drivers drink alcohol on a regular basis; 7.3% of drivers scored ≥8 points in the AUDIT test, and 2% met criteria for DSM-IV alcohol abuse, dependence or induced disorder. Drivers with alcohol-related problems have been involved in traffic accidents (23.2%) and have infringed driving regulations (18.7%) more frequently (P < 0.0001) than those without alcohol-related problems. Of those with alcohol-related problems, 72.2% were considered fit to drive. The study reveals that alcohol consumption is common among drivers, that a significant number of drivers have alcohol-related problems, and that three in four of the latter were considered fit to drive
2016-02-01
2016-02-01
2001
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Alcohol Alcohol. 2001;36(3):256-61
0735-0414
http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/15668
10.1093/alcalc/36.3.256
256
3
261
Alcohol Alcohol
36
eng
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Oxford University Press