Val Schabinsky
Founder and Chairman
International Clinical Trials
Australia
Biography
He has studied the effects of drugs on driving of vehicles for 41 years. In the United States,43 percent of fatal crash victims have tested positive for the presence of drugs compared to around 37 percent who tested positive for alcohol. Additionally,22% of patients on anxiolytics, antidepressants, hypnotics, antiepileptics, opioids, sedating antihistamines, hypoglycemic agents,central nervous system [CNS] stimulants, and herbals with CNS-related effects are involved in motor vehicle accidents. 33% of patients suffering from schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders are also involved in car accidents. As current atypical antipsychotics significantly increase the risk of motor vehicle accidents( Odds Ratio is 2.20 (P
Research Interest
Antipsychotic drugs
