RESUMO
Breathalyzer tests were administered to 500 DUI offenders on the day that they arrived for their scheduled presentencing psychosocial evaluations. Positive blood alcohol levels were found in 132 (26.4%) of the offenders. The persons with positive blood alcohol levels were more likely to be diagnosed as having alcoholism disorders, had higher blood alcohol levels at the times of their arrests, complained of more severe symptoms attributable to excessive alcohol use and drank more than those who did not have positive blood alcohol levels.
Assuntos
Intoxicação Alcoólica/sangue , Alcoolismo/sangue , Condução de Veículo , Etanol/sangue , Adulto , Intoxicação Alcoólica/diagnóstico , Alcoolismo/diagnóstico , Testes Respiratórios , HumanosRESUMO
Statistical analysis of blood alcohol concentration at time of arrest, quantity-frequency level of drinking and scores on an impairment index and the N Scale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory differentiated 7 types among 1500 men arrested for driving while intoxicated.
Assuntos
Intoxicação Alcoólica , Alcoolismo/terapia , Condução de Veículo , Controle Social Formal , Adulto , Assistência ao Convalescente , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas , Intoxicação Alcoólica/complicações , Alcoólicos Anônimos , Alcoolismo/genética , Terapia Comportamental , Etanol/sangue , Características da Família , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transtornos Neuróticos/complicações , Personalidade , Psicoterapia , Estatística como AssuntoRESUMO
Men having a high blood alcohol concentration when arrested for drunken driving reported more drinking and more alcohol-related impairment than did men with lower concentrations.