Alcohol and cars – a volatile mix
Furthur Reading
June 2007, page 7
Alcohol cravings blocked
Explores a part of the brain that blocks cravings for alcohol and other drugs.
September 2006, page 8
Just one drink can be dangerous
Warns that drinking alcohol increases the chance of all types of injury.
April 2006, pages 30-32
Thinking about drinking: The power of expectation (by Sitharthan Thiagarajan)
Looks at alcohol-related expectations of drinkers.
July 2004, pages 29-31
Insights from a drunken worm (by Andrew Davies)
Explains how inebriated worms provide insights into the biological effects of alcohol.
5 September 2006
'Nano-flowers' show promise for alcohol detection (by Tom Simonite)
Describes a sensitive nanocrystal for breath alcohol analysis and other applications.
4 April 2006
Drink-driver arm scanner (by Barry Fox)
Describes an invention to do roadside blood alcohol tests, without taking any blood.
3 December 2005, pages 28-29
Taking on the drugged and drunk drivers (by Paul Marks)
Describes technology to test drivers for the presence of drugs in their bloodstream.
30 July 2005, page 44-45
Zero tolerance for road slaughter (by Pelle Neroth)
An interview with the director of Sweden's director of traffic safety about steps taken to decrease the road toll in Sweden.
21 August 2004, page 28-33
Intemperate society (by Alison Motluk)
Looks at binge drinking and changing attitudes to drinking habits.
14 February 2004, page 14
Booze tests tell all about our drinking (by Andy Coghlan)
A report on tests that reveal alcohol use in past days, weeks and months.
7 November 2002
Alcohol's erroneous ways revealed (by Emma Young)
Reports on research indicating that two glasses of wine can change the brain’s ability to detect and correct errors.
20 March 2002
Drink-drive detector radios police (by Jonathan Beard)
Describes a breath detector that is fitted to cars.
11 March 2002
Car computer could detect drunken steering (by Will Knight)
Describes a computer designed to detect driver’s eye movement and steering.
5 April 2006
Staying sober (by Andreas Heinz)
Covers recent research on brain chemistry related to alcohol dependency.
12 April 2004
Sobering shift (by Sally Lehrman)
Covers research that attempts to understand alcohol's effects and why they differ among people.
Page updated June 2010.