THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE, ALONE AND IN COMBINATION, ON SKILLS PERFORMANCE

Results are reported from two experiments with human subjects under alcohol and caffeine alone and in combination. The experimental tasks selected reflect current opinions on the motor and cognitive demands of driving, the major area of possible utilization of a potential antagonism. The first experiment used two levels of alcohol and caffeine and the second experiment used three levels of each. Both studies used a common experimental battery. The results indicate that caffeine can reduce alcohol impairment of some driving-related tasks at some alcohol-caffeine levels. The results suggest that there may be value in examining other drugs with some potential for counter-acting alcohol effects. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Volume III, held June 15-19, 1980 at Leonard Goldberg.
• Corporate Authors:

  Karolinska Institutet

  Medicinska Fakulteten
  Stockholm,   Sweden 

  Karolinska Institutet

  Medicinska Fakulteten
  Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Moskowitz, H
  • Burns, M
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Volume III, held June 15-19, 1980 at Leonard Goldberg.
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 969-983

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Behavior; Blood alcohol levels; Caffeine; Conferences; Driver performance; Drivers; Driving; Drugs; Drunk driving; Ethanol; Motor skills; Personnel performance; Test procedures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interaction
• ITRD Terms: 7347: Alcohol; 9001: Behaviour; 1553: Blood alcohol content; 8525: Conference; 2242: Drugs; 2231: Drunkenness; 2205: Skill (road user); 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00361952
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1982 12:00AM