A new kava study into drinking and driving has shown some unexpected results regarding a drinker's reaction times.

The study observed twenty kava drinking participants whose average age was mid-thirties and predominantly male.

Its findings don't match up with generally-held assumptions that kava impairs a user's skills behind the wheel.

Sara Vui-Talitu has more.

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