Not exact matches
«For starters,
alcohol slows down the neurotransmitter GABA, and that's what drives the sluggish movement, slurred speech, and
slower reaction time in someone who's intoxicated,» Pagano says.
Alcohol is a depressant that
slows the body's ability to process information and
slows reaction time.
- The use of a cell phone by a driver gives him or her the same
slow reaction time as a driver who is legally drunk (with a blood
alcohol concentration of.08).
Sleepiness acts like
alcohol in that it
slows the
reaction time, impairs the judgment, decreases the sense of awareness, and increases the potential of having an accident.