title: Attention performance among Brazilian truck drivers and its association with amphetamine use: pilot study.
abstract: The aim of this article was to describe the attention functioning of twenty-two truck drivers and its relationship with amphetamine use. Those drivers who reported using amphetamines in the twelve months previous to the interview had the best performance in a test evaluating sustained attention functioning. Although amphetamine use may initially seem advantageous to the drivers, it may actually impair safe driving. The findings suggest the importance of monitoring the laws regarding amphetamine use in this country.
authors.forename: Lúcio Garcia de
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Priscila Dib
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Heráclito de Barbosa
authors.initials: Hde B
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Massad
authors.forename: Vilma
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Leyton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines