[HTML][HTML] Driving impairment and altered ocular activity under the effects of alprazolam and alcohol: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

B Aitken, AC Hayley, TC Ford, L Geier… - Drug and alcohol …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Alprazolam, also known by trade-name Xanax, is regularly detected along with
alcohol in blood samples of drivers injured or killed in traffic collisions. While their co …

Acute administration of alprazolam, alcohol and their combination on cognitive performance and mood: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

B Aitken, AC Hayley, TC Ford, L Geier… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Recreational co-consumption of benzodiazepines and alcohol is a common
practise; yet, the cognitive effects of this combination remain poorly understood. This study …

Investigating the capability of UA-DLLME and DART-HRMS in the analysis of benzodiazepines in whole human blood

A da Silva Antonio, C de Andrade Bhering… - Forensic Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Benzodiazepine (BZD) misuse has increased in the last decade, making its occurrence in
criminal cases more commonplace. The detection of BZD in complex biological samples is …

The prevalence of alcohol use and risky driving practises among individuals who consume sedatives nonmedically: findings from the NESARC-III

B Aitken, LA Downey, AC Hayley - The American journal of drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Worldwide, 1.3 million people die because of a road traffic
collision each year, with over half (57.7%) of such deaths in the United States involving a …

[PDF][PDF] Driving Under the Influence of Psychoactive Prescription Benzodiazepines and Alcohol

B Aitken - 2024 - researchbank.swinburne.edu.au
Alcohol and benzodiazepines, both central nervous system-depressing agents, exert a wide
range of neurocognitive and biobehavioural effects that compromise safe driving. Although …