This is the first blog in the new area of drugs that I will be blogging about – cannabis. It may seem like I have to change the name of the website from Wigmore on Alcohol to Wigmore on Weed (WOW!). But actually, tetrathydrocannabinol...
Read moreResearch Update: Does Gastric Reflux Affect the Breath Alcohol Test Results?
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a digestive disease that occurs in approximately 10 to 20% of the population. “Reflux” means to flow back or return and refers to the flowing-back of the highly acidic stomach (gastric)...
Read moreAre Hospitals Releasing Drunk Patients Too Early?
Alcohol intoxicated patients are usually brought to Emergency Departments of hospitals for treatment and stabilization and to ensure that the symptoms are due to alcohol consumption alone. As such, blood alcohol concentrations are usually...
Read moreRESEARCH UPDATE: TOP 80 OVER 80
My colleagues, J.P. Palmentier and Rachel Wallage, at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto have just published a study that examined the highest BACs found in 80 drivers in Ontario between 1988 and 2007. It has the catchy title of “Top 80...
Read moreYou Can’t Have the Keys to the Mercedes!
Research into the effects of alcohol on driving ability is fascinating and voluminous. One area of study has been testing drinking drivers on a closed course track. This type of testing has advantages as it is more realistic than laboratory...
Read moreIS THERE A FATAL ALCOHOL POISONING EPIDEMIC AT COLLEGES?
With all the media attention that surrounds tragic fatal alcohol poisonings by students at university and colleges, you may think that there is an epidemic at play. But a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Vital...
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