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Drunk driving

MedGen UID:
641476
•Concept ID:
C0556374
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Drinking and Driving; Driving and Drinking; Driving While Intoxicated; Driving, Drunk; Driving, Drunken; Drunk Driving; Drunken Driving; While Intoxicated, Driving
SNOMED CT: Drunk driving (228354000)

Definition

operating a vehicle (automobile, truck, boat, plane, bicycle, etc) while under the influence of alcohol or other illicit drugs. [from CRISP]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

What Is Adulthood? A Comparison of the Adulthood Criteria of Greek Emerging Adults and Their Parents.
Vleioras G
J Genet Psychol 2021 Nov-Dec;182(6):495-500. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1080/00221325.2021.1957761. PMID: 34319215
Hidden figures behind two-vehicle crashes: An assessment of the risk and external costs of drunk driving in Spain.
Rodríguez-López J, Rebollo-Sanz Y, Mesa-Ruiz D
Accid Anal Prev 2019 Jun;127:42-51. Epub 2019 Mar 1 doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2019.02.017. PMID: 30831537
Violent behavior and driving under the influence of alcohol: prevalence and association with impulsivity among individuals in treatment for alcohol dependence in Poland.
Klimkiewicz A, Jakubczyk A, Wnorowska A, Klimkiewicz J, Bohnert A, Ilgen MA, Brower KJ, Wojnar M
Eur Addict Res 2014;20(3):151-8. Epub 2013 Dec 14 doi: 10.1159/000356192. PMID: 24356779

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Alcohol and driving-How bad is the combination? A meta-analysis.
Høye AK, Storesund Hesjevoll I
Traffic Inj Prev 2023;24(5):373-378. Epub 2023 May 15 doi: 10.1080/15389588.2023.2204984. PMID: 37186642
Ride hailing app use and drunk/drugged driving among young adult nightclub patrons.
Kurtz SP, Buttram ME
Traffic Inj Prev 2021;22(1):20-25. Epub 2020 Nov 18 doi: 10.1080/15389588.2020.1839060. PMID: 33206567Free PMC Article
Drug use and driving behaviors among drivers with and without alcohol-related infractions.
Scherer JN, Schuch JB, Rocha MR, Assunção V, Silvestrin RB, Roglio VS, Limberger RP, Sousa TRV, Pechansky F
Trends Psychiatry Psychother 2020 Jul-Sep;42(3):230-238. doi: 10.1590/2237-6089-2019-0034. PMID: 33084800Free PMC Article
Alcohol Use and Firearm Violence.
Branas CC, Han S, Wiebe DJ
Epidemiol Rev 2016;38(1):32-45. Epub 2016 Jan 24 doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxv010. PMID: 26811427Free PMC Article
Decision making, risky behavior, and alcoholism.
Camchong J, Endres M, Fein G
Handb Clin Neurol 2014;125:227-36. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62619-6.00014-8. PMID: 25307578

Diagnosis

An Intelligent Online Drunk Driving Detection System Based on Multi-Sensor Fusion Technology.
Liu J, Luo Y, Ge L, Zeng W, Rao Z, Xiao X
Sensors (Basel) 2022 Nov 3;22(21) doi: 10.3390/s22218460. PMID: 36366163Free PMC Article
Suicide Ideation among Outpatients with Alcohol Use Disorder.
Hsu WY, Chang TG, Chang CC, Chiu NY, Lin CH, Lane HY
Behav Neurol 2022;2022:4138629. Epub 2022 Feb 12 doi: 10.1155/2022/4138629. PMID: 35190754Free PMC Article
Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of subsidized ridesharing as a drunk driving intervention in Columbus, OH.
Miller TR, Courser M, Shamblen SR, Lange JE, Tippetts AS, Ringwalt C
Accid Anal Prev 2020 Oct;146:105740. Epub 2020 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105740. PMID: 32866769
Biomolecules and Biomarkers Used in Diagnosis of Alcohol Drinking and in Monitoring Therapeutic Interventions.
Nanau RM, Neuman MG
Biomolecules 2015 Jun 29;5(3):1339-85. doi: 10.3390/biom5031339. PMID: 26131978Free PMC Article
Decision making, risky behavior, and alcoholism.
Camchong J, Endres M, Fein G
Handb Clin Neurol 2014;125:227-36. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62619-6.00014-8. PMID: 25307578

Therapy

Alcohol-related traffic laws and drunk-driving fatal accidents.
Wright NA, Lee LT
Accid Anal Prev 2021 Oct;161:106358. Epub 2021 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2021.106358. PMID: 34474333
International trends in alcohol and drug use among vehicle drivers.
Christophersen AS, Mørland J, Stewart K, Gjerde H
Forensic Sci Rev 2016 Jan;28(1):37-66. PMID: 26841722
Alcohol Use and Firearm Violence.
Branas CC, Han S, Wiebe DJ
Epidemiol Rev 2016;38(1):32-45. Epub 2016 Jan 24 doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxv010. PMID: 26811427Free PMC Article
Decision making, risky behavior, and alcoholism.
Camchong J, Endres M, Fein G
Handb Clin Neurol 2014;125:227-36. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62619-6.00014-8. PMID: 25307578
Drunk driving and statistical morality.
Koshland DE Jr
Science 1989 May 5;244(4904):513. doi: 10.1126/science.2717937. PMID: 2717937

Prognosis

Predicting drunk driving using a variant of the implicit association test.
Cathelyn F, Van Dessel P, De Houwer J
J Safety Res 2022 Jun;81:134-142. Epub 2022 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2022.02.005. PMID: 35589284
At-risk drinking, operant demand, and cross-commodity discounting as predictors of drunk driving in underage college women.
Naudé GP, Johnson MW, Strickland JC, Berry MS, Reed DD
Behav Processes 2022 Feb;195:104548. Epub 2021 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104548. PMID: 34801655
Strengths and limitations of two cannabis-impaired driving detection methods: a review of the literature.
Ginsburg BC
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 2019;45(6):610-622. Epub 2019 Sep 9 doi: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1655568. PMID: 31498702
Relapse of drunk driving and association with traffic accidents, alcohol-related problems and biomarkers of impulsivity.
Tokko T, Eensoo D, Vaht M, Lesch KP, Reif A, Harro J
Acta Neuropsychiatr 2019 Apr;31(2):84-92. Epub 2018 Nov 26 doi: 10.1017/neu.2018.30. PMID: 30472966
Trauma care systems in Belgium.
Nijs SJ, Broos PL
Injury 2003 Sep;34(9):652-7. doi: 10.1016/s0020-1383(03)00144-x. PMID: 12951288

Clinical prediction guides

Predicting drunk driving using a variant of the implicit association test.
Cathelyn F, Van Dessel P, De Houwer J
J Safety Res 2022 Jun;81:134-142. Epub 2022 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2022.02.005. PMID: 35589284
Suicide Ideation among Outpatients with Alcohol Use Disorder.
Hsu WY, Chang TG, Chang CC, Chiu NY, Lin CH, Lane HY
Behav Neurol 2022;2022:4138629. Epub 2022 Feb 12 doi: 10.1155/2022/4138629. PMID: 35190754Free PMC Article
Drug use and driving behaviors among drivers with and without alcohol-related infractions.
Scherer JN, Schuch JB, Rocha MR, Assunção V, Silvestrin RB, Roglio VS, Limberger RP, Sousa TRV, Pechansky F
Trends Psychiatry Psychother 2020 Jul-Sep;42(3):230-238. doi: 10.1590/2237-6089-2019-0034. PMID: 33084800Free PMC Article
Strengths and limitations of two cannabis-impaired driving detection methods: a review of the literature.
Ginsburg BC
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 2019;45(6):610-622. Epub 2019 Sep 9 doi: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1655568. PMID: 31498702
A Comparison of International Drunk-Driving Policies and the Role of Drinking Patterns.
Cheng WJ, Pien LC
Am J Prev Med 2018 Aug;55(2):263-270. Epub 2018 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.01.047. PMID: 29606527

Recent systematic reviews

Alcohol Use and Firearm Violence.
Branas CC, Han S, Wiebe DJ
Epidemiol Rev 2016;38(1):32-45. Epub 2016 Jan 24 doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxv010. PMID: 26811427Free PMC Article
Biomolecules and Biomarkers Used in Diagnosis of Alcohol Drinking and in Monitoring Therapeutic Interventions.
Nanau RM, Neuman MG
Biomolecules 2015 Jun 29;5(3):1339-85. doi: 10.3390/biom5031339. PMID: 26131978Free PMC Article
Interventions for alcohol-related offending by women: a systematic review.
McMurran M, Riemsma R, Manning N, Misso K, Kleijnen J
Clin Psychol Rev 2011 Aug;31(6):909-22. Epub 2011 Apr 27 doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.04.005. PMID: 21601553

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