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January 1, 1998Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental

The effects of alcohol alone or in combination with other drugs on information processing, task performance and subjective responses

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Why the study?

What are the effects of alcohol alone or in combination with other drugs on human psychomotor performance and cognitive function?

Population

Humans

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Authors

JKJohn KerrIHI. Hindmarch

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Overview

Supports caution on alcohol-sedative combinations for safety-critical tasks; leaves open precise thresholds pending controlled trials.

Structured PICO

What are the effects of alcohol alone or in combination with other drugs on human psychomotor performance and cognitive function?

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Population
Humans
I
Intervention
Alcohol alone or in combination with other drugs (nicotine, caffeine, sedative agents)
O
Outcome
Psychomotor performance and cognitive function (including reaction time and skills related to car driving)

Alcohol impairs psychomotor and cognitive performance in a dose-dependent manner, which can be antagonized by stimulants or synergistically worsened by sedatives.

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Kerr et al. (1998) studied this question.

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