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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/SART.S21353 |