Posted by Kacy on November 1, 2003, at 15:04:10
In reply to Cannabis and Driving -- An Ignored Study, posted by Ame Sans Vie on October 31, 2003, at 15:22:52
> Professor Maclean said some researchers also found the risk of crashing while driving at the speed limit in a metropolitan area actually decreased if a driver had been drinking but was under the 0.05 blood alcohol limit.
> "Perhaps for some people one or two glasses of alcohol may steady them down," he said.
My stoner days are long past, but I don't remember any driving problems from then.I have a tendency to carry a lot of unneccessary stress around with me. I caused an accident once that was the result of stress. A glass of wine would have prevented that. Next time I am that preoccupied, I'll consider half a beer or half a glass of wine before driving. It could improve my attentiveness.
Could low levels of alcohol/dopamine be an "upper" for ADD/inattentive types and others as well? It wouldn't be a "steadying me down" issue since I'm never hyper. Maybe it steadies the hyper Add types.
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