Prevalence of at-risk drinking among Brazilian truck drivers and its interference on the performance of executive cognitive tasks

Highlights • The effects of binge drinking on the executive functioning of truck drivers is an unpublished issue. • Binge drinkers showed impulsive behavior, and deficits in executive control that may prevent safe driving. • The confounding effects due to psychiatric comorbidities, use of illicit dr...

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Published inDrug and alcohol dependence Vol. 166; pp. 218 - 225
Main Authors de Oliveira, Lucio Garcia, Leopoldo, Kae, Gouvea, Marcela Julio Cesar, Barroso, Lucia Pereira, Gouveia, Paula Adriana Rodrigues, Muñoz, Daniel Romero, Leyton, Vilma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.09.2016
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Adult
Attention
Automobile Driving - psychology
Automobile Driving - statistics & numerical data
Binge Drinking - diagnosis
Binge Drinking - epidemiology
Binge Drinking - psychology
Brazil - epidemiology
Cognition
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiology
Ethanol
Ethanol - adverse effects
Executive Function - drug effects
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Vehicles
Neuropsychological Tests
Prevalence
Psychiatry
Cognition
Cross-sectional studies
Ethanol
Epidemiology
Attention
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Summary:Highlights • The effects of binge drinking on the executive functioning of truck drivers is an unpublished issue. • Binge drinkers showed impulsive behavior, and deficits in executive control that may prevent safe driving. • The confounding effects due to psychiatric comorbidities, use of illicit drugs, and sleep disorders were controlled. • The creation of a safe work environment might reduce alcohol use by drivers and its interference in the context of traffic.
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ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.07.019