Male Spanish doctors are twice as likely to drink and drive as other non-health graduates, according to researchers at the Department of Preventative Medicine at Universidad de Navarra, Spain.

The study of nearly 17,000 graduates found that 30 percent of respondents reported “sometimes” drinking and driving. Female nurses and doctors and male nurses were all 1.2 times as likely to drink and drive as non-health workers. Male doctors were even less responsible, being twice as likely to drink and drive as non-health workers.

“The role of health professionals in educating the population regarding the health consequences of drinking and driving had long been advocated,” says Maria Segui-Gomez, study author. “Yet their ability to do so may be impaired due to their own lifestyles.”

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