Citation

Ryb GE, Dischinger P, Kufera J, Ho S, Read K, Soderstrom C. Annu. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. 2005; 49: 283-298.

Affiliation

EMS, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland; Trauma Service, Prince George’s Hospital Center, Cheverly, Maryland; Program in Trauma, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16179155

PMCID

PMC3217439

Abstract

Alcohol dependence has been associated with behavioral risk factors and risk-taking tendencies. We investigated whether past alcohol dependent trauma center patients (n=42) retain the characteristics of current alcohol dependent patients (n=67) or whether they resemble patients without history of alcohol dependence (n=262). We found that past alcohol dependence patients retain some of the risk-taking tendencies (impulsivity and sensation seeking) and risk-taking behaviors (drinking and driving, riding with a drunk driver, binge drinking, speeding for the thrill) common to current alcohol dependent patients and they remain at a higher injury risk than the non alcohol dependent population.