Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:Kava is marketed as a herbal anxiolytic in several countries and is consumed recreationally in high doses in many indigenous Pacific and Australian Aboriginal communities. We reviewed the published literature examining the association (if any) between kava use and motor vehicle crashes (MVCs), MVC-related injuries or driving performance. METHODS:Search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, AMED, Australian Medical Index, Australian Transport Index and trials registries and injury journals up to August 2014. RESULTS:No studies quantifying the effects of kava on MVCs or related injury were located. Four experimental studies using computer-based driving simulation examined the effects of pharmacological doses of kavalactones on cognitive and visuomotor performance. While no statistically significant adverse changes attributable to kava were found, there was weak evidence of slowed reaction time. One study found the visuo-motor performance on driving simulation to be significantly impaired when kava was consumed with alcohol. CONCLUSIONS:With equivocal evidence limited to experimental studies using simulated driving settings, the contribution of kava to MVCs is unknown. IMPLICATIONS:The gap in knowledge regarding the potential risk of injuries associated with therapeutic and recreational use of kava requires priority attention.
journal_name
Aust N Z J Public Healthjournal_title
Australian and New Zealand journal of public healthauthors
Wainiqolo I,Kool B,Nosa V,Ameratunga Sdoi
10.1111/1753-6405.12435subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-10-01 00:00:00pages
495-9issue
5eissn
1326-0200issn
1753-6405journal_volume
39pub_type
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