TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Relation between alcohol consumption and traffic violations and accidents in the region of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Pereira, Rafael Eduardo
A1  - Perdoná, Gleici da Silva Castro
A1  - Zini, Lucila Costa
A1  - Cury, Maria Bernadete Schieber
A1  - Ruzzene, Maria Angela Martins
A1  - Martin, Carmen Cinira Santos
A1  - Martinis, Bruno Spinosa De
SP  - 164
EP  - 169
VL  - 207
IS  - 1-3
N2  - In recent years, alcohol consumption has been considered an important public health problem. Ethanol, the alcohol used in beverages, is a drug that affects the central nervous system (CNS) and impairs driving skills and co-ordination, increasing risk of deaths and injuries derived from crashes and road accidents. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is implicated with premature deaths, injuries and damages caused by motor vehicle crashes, which result in high costs to government and society. Considering that alcohol consumption is the main responsible factor for deaths and disabilities in young people, the aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of blood alcohol in offenders and/or fatal and non-fatal victims of traffic occurrences in the region of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State, from 2005 to 2007. The results revealed that in 2134 cases investigated, blood alcohol positivity was generally found in young adults, 25-45 years old and male. The study showed the high risk of drinking and driving and the importance in establishing actions of prevention and intervention to promote the reduction in the number of traffic occurrences related to consumption of alcoholic beverages.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.09.021
ID  - ref1
ER  -