At present, the concept of "driving without drinking, drinking without driving" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. But you know what? You can't drive after taking a certain medication, otherwise it will be as dangerous as drunk driving.
There are as many as a dozen classes of drugs that affect driving
"The so-called 'drug driving', in simple terms, refers to the behavior of drivers who still drive after taking drugs that affect safe driving behavior." Professor He Zhongjie, head of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital, explained that because these drugs may produce adverse reactions such as drowsiness, drowsiness, distraction, dizziness, tinnitus, unclear vision, and slow response after taking these drugs, it is easy to cause disasters.
"There are as many as a dozen types of drugs that affect driving after clinical use, the most common of which are some anti-allergy and cold drugs." Li Shujuan, deputy chief physician of the Department of Neurology at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, said.
A foreign survey on the use of drugs in fatal traffic accidents shows that among people who drive after taking drugs, the accident rate caused by driving by taking antihistamines such as chlorpheniramine (commonly used cold medicines) is 72%, and the accident rate caused by driving after taking antidepressants and sedatives is as high as 97%. Similarly, there is also a domestic data showing that driving accidents after taking drugs account for about 10% of all traffic accidents.
Once a driver has taken a drug that can cause dizziness and drowsiness, the reaction and judgment ability will be significantly reduced, and sometimes even speeding can not feel it, which is especially frightening on the highway. At a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, within 2 seconds of a sleepy "nodding head", the vehicle will "blindly open" for at least 55 meters, and the emergency braking is too late, which is very easy to cause traffic accidents and affect life safety.
If you take the drug and affect the judgment, you must not drive
As we all know, drugs have side effects that can affect the human body. After taking some drugs, it may produce adverse reactions such as drowsiness, drowsiness, distraction, dizziness, tinnitus, unclear vision, and slow response, which affect the driver's judgment and safe driving behavior, and can easily lead to disasters. Many people know that driving requires proper rest, but they ignore the driving risks after taking drugs, and even think that they can "carry it", so as to bury traffic safety hazards.
"From a pharmacological point of view, the effects of some drugs on the nervous system are not inferior to those of alcohol." Li Shujuan also said that whether it can lead to "drug driving" depends entirely on what medicine to eat, how much dose to take, and when to take medicine. For example, sedative sleeping pills, although easy to make people sleepy, are generally taken before going to sleep at night. After an overnight metabolism, it should be safer. However, if you still feel dizzy the next day after taking the drug, it is best not to drive. In addition, it is recommended that the public develop the habit of reading the instructions before taking the drug, and carefully read and follow the recommendations to avoid danger.
He Zhongjie stressed that safe driving is no small matter, it is a drug has side effects, once there are side effects, it is possible to affect the driver's judgment, can not control the steering wheel well, and then buried the safety hazards, "When taking medicine affects the judgment, be sure to stop, do not hold any luck, so as not to cause unnecessary harm." ”
7 categories of drugs that affect safe driving
Antihistamines: chlorpheniramine, tyrene, diphenhydramine, etc., have obvious inhibitory effects on the central nervous system, and often have side effects such as drowsiness and dizziness.
Antidepressant, anxiety drugs: imipramine, polygonal equality, will cause people drowsiness, fatigue.
Sedative hypnotic drugs: tranquilizer, nitroample, phenobarbital, etc., can produce sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant effects on people.
Antipyretic analgesics: aspirin, phenacetin, aminopyrine, etc., some people will have hearing loss, a lot of sweating and even prostration after taking it.
Antihypertensive drugs: reserpine, clonidine, udonine, etc., sometimes headache, dizziness and drowsiness after taking.
Antianginal drugs: peace of mind, heartache, etc., will dilate blood vessels and cause headaches, and it is difficult to concentrate.
Hypoglycemic drugs: excellent hypoglycemic, Deltacome, etc., can cause tiredness, dizziness and other discomfort.
In addition to the above types of drugs, there are also some drugs to pay attention to, such as oral liquid agents containing alcohol, common compound licorice mixture, Huoxiang zhengqi water, cold cough syrup and so on. These drugs themselves contain ethanol, and after drinking, they should be at least half an hour apart before they can drive, otherwise they are easily misunderstood as "drunk driving".
There are also some injection drugs that may also lead to "drug driving", such as hydrocortisone injection, nimodipine injection, thrombosis injection, niergoline injection, docetaxel and so on.
Avoid drug driving to pay attention to these
With so many drugs that affect driving, how should we avoid them in everyday life?
First of all, before taking the drug, you should read the drug instructions, and some drugs will indicate in the precautions that you must not drive machines, cars, boats, engage in high-altitude work, mechanical operations and operation of precision instruments.
If you are driving when you have a cold, it is best to choose a cold medicine that does not contain antihistamines. When seeing a doctor or buying medicine, take the initiative to explain that there is a driving need, and ask the doctor to avoid prescribing drugs that have obvious adverse reactions to driving.
Finally, after oral administration of drugs involving "drug driving", you should pay attention to your own state when driving, if you are unwell, you should stop and rest, and if the situation is serious, you should seek medical treatment in time. Of course, the best thing to do is to try not to drive before driving and for 6-7 hours after taking the medicine.
In addition to some drugs can cause "drug driving", many foods will also cause drivers to be "drunk driving".
Food that causes "drunk driving"
Food: egg yolk pie, tiramisu, curd milk, drunken crab, sake stuffed dumplings, rotten chicken, papaya water, cooking wine, heart sugar, etc.
Daily necessities: mouthwashes containing ethanol, etc.
In this regard, some people have carried out a blow test after eating these foods that are easy to cause "drunk driving" -
Egg yolk pie: 118 mg/100 ml
Tofu milk: 82mg/100ml
Huoxiang zhengqi water: > 600mg/100ml
Mouthwash / breath freshener: 29 mg / 100 ml
Longan (10 pieces): 89mg/100ml
A handful of raisins: 39 mg/100 ml
Garlic: 0 mg/100 ml
Cola: 0 mg / 100 ml
Red Bull: 33 mg/100 ml
Pineapple beer: > 200 mg/100 ml
Note: The above results are the blowing test that is carried out just after eating the food, and the test after 10 minutes is 0mg/100ml.
Drive to eat food, first look at the ingredient list
Why on earth do these foods allow the mouth to blow air to reach the alcohol concentration of "drunk driving" or even "drunk driving"? Looking at the ingredient list of these foods, xiaobian found that the culprit is a thing called "adding edible alcohol".
Some of the European cakes and egg yolk pie we often eat have added alcohol. Some breath fresheners and mouthwashes have ingredients similar to ethanol.
As for Chinese traditional food, tofu milk, alcohol can be measured after eating because its formula contains red yeast pigment and ethanol blended ingredients.
Note that fruits with higher sugar content are also easy to be measured with alcohol content after eating, such as favorite lychees and longan, which are high-risk foods that lead to "drunk driving". There are also raisins, which are also high in sugar.
Therefore, Xiaobian suggests that when you eat, first look at the ingredients of the formula to see if there are additives such as edible alcohol and ethanol.
What should I do if I am "drunk driving"? Wait and wait
Of course, you should never think that after drinking alcohol, you should use the excuse of eating food by mistake to try to avoid the punishment of drunk driving and drunk driving. This underestimates the intelligence of the policeman. Guangzhou traffic police said that in the process of police inspection of drunk driving, if the driver has objections to the test results, the driver can truthfully explain the situation to the traffic police and apply for a retest after a few minutes. According to the actual measurement of Che tianxiajun, after 10 minutes, the suspicion of fake "drunk driving" can basically be ruled out. Strictly speaking, in all police enforcement, drunk driving is assessed as a final blood test. If you eat lychee, tofu milk, egg yolk pie, or drink Huoxiang Zhengqi water, your blood generally does not contain alcohol.
Penalties for drinking and driving
Drinking and driving refers to the driving behavior of vehicle drivers whose blood alcohol content is greater than or equal to 20mg/100ml and less than 80mg/100ml. Drunk driving refers to the driving behavior of the driver of the vehicle who has a blood alcohol content greater than or equal to 80mg/100ml.
Driving a motor vehicle with alcohol is fined 1,000-2,000 yuan, 12 points and a driver's license is temporarily withheld for 6 months. Driving a motor vehicle with alcohol is fined 5,000 yuan, deducted 12 points, punishable by detention for not more than 15 days, and cannot be re-obtained for 5 years. Driving a motor vehicle drunk, revoking the driver's license, not being able to obtain a new driver's license for 5 years, and after a judgment, the penalty is criminal detention and a fine. Driving a motor vehicle while drunk, revoking the driver's license, not re-obtaining the driver's license for 10 years, not driving the operating vehicle for life, and after the judgment, the penalty is criminal detention and a fine.
Source: Science and Technology Daily, China Youth Daily, Guangzhou Daily, "Knowledge is Power" magazine