Impairment due to combined sleep restriction and alcohol is not mitigated by decaying breath alcohol concentration or rest breaks

ConclusionsThese findings suggest that (a) falling BrACs are an inadequate guide for performance/safety and (b) rest breaks without sleep are not a safety measure for mitigating performance impairment when consuming alcohol following restricted sleep.

Source: Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jessica E. Manousakis, Clare Anderson Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research