Effects of alcohol (BAC 0.5 [per mille]) and ecstasy (MDMA 100 mg) on simulated driving performance and traffic safety

Rational: An increasing number of fatal road-accidents have been reported in which ecstasy was found in the blood of drivers. Although, ecstasy is frequently found to have been used in combination with alcohol, studies on the acute effects of ecstasy co-administered with alcohol on driving performan...

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Main Authors: Veldstra, Janet L. (Author) , Skopp, Gisela (Author) , Jantos, Ricarda (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2012
In: Psychopharmacology
Year: 2011, Volume: 222, Issue: 3, Pages: 377-390
ISSN:1432-2072
DOI:10.1007/s00213-011-2537-4
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Author Notes:Janet L. Veldstra, Karel A. Brookhuis, Dick de Waard, Barbara H.W. Molmans, Alain G. Verstraete, Gisela Skopp, Ricarda Jantos

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