Lower Cortisol Activity is Associated with First-Time Driving while Impaired

Driving while impaired (DWI) is a grave and persistent high-risk behavior. Previous work demonstrated that DWI recidivists had attenuated cortisol reactivity compared to non-DWI drivers. This suggests that cortisol is a neurobiological marker of high-risk driving. The present study tested the hypoth...

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Main Authors: Sophie Couture, Marie Claude Ouimet, Christina Gianoulakis, Jacques Tremblay, N. M. K. Ng Ying Kin, Serge Brochu, Jens Pruessner, Katarina Dedovic, Thomas G. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/SART.S21353