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The incidence of alcohol and other drugs in drivers killed in New Zealand road crashes 2004–2009
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The prevalence of drug use by drivers killed on New Zealand roads is reported, with a biased population sample, to indicate possible drug use in the wider driving population.About:
This article is published in Forensic Science International.The article was published on 2012-11-30. It has received 27 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cannabis & Population.read more
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The culpability of drivers killed in New Zealand road crashes and their use of alcohol and other drugs
TL;DR: There were very few drivers who had used a single drug, other than cannabis or alcohol, in this study, and it is not possible to comment on any relationship between opioid, stimulant or sedative drug use and an increased risk of being killed in a crash for the drivers using these drugs.
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The Association of Unfavorable Traffic Events and Cannabis Usage: A Meta-Analysis.
TL;DR: The analysis suggests that the overall effect size for DUIC on UTEs is not statistically significant, but there are significant differences obtained through subgroup analysis.
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Prevalence of alcohol and other drugs and the concentrations in blood of drivers killed in road traffic crashes in Sweden.
TL;DR: Compared with alcohol, the prevalence of illicit and psychoactive prescription drugs was fairly low despite a dramatic increase in the number of drug-impaired drivers arrested by the police after a zero-tolerance law was introduced in 1999.
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Alcohol Interactions with Psychostimulants: An Overview of Animal and Human Studies
Yusuf S. Althobaiti,Youssef Sari +1 more
TL;DR: Co-abuse of alcohol with psychostimulants during pregnancy can lead to fetal brain abnormalities and further studies are needed to investigate the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and neurochemical changes on co-abuse.
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Driving under the influence of drugs: Perceptions and attitudes of New Zealand drivers
TL;DR: Investigating the patterns of drug driving in New Zealand by investigating drivers' perceptions about impairment caused by legal and illegal drugs and countermeasures employed by drivers when under the influence of drugs found that drug users reported higher impairment ratings than Non-user.
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The involvement of drugs in drivers of motor vehicles killed in australian road traffic crashes
Olaf H. Drummer,Jim Gerostamoulos,Helen P Batziris,M-L Chu,John R. M. Caplehorn,Michael D. Robertson,Philip Swann +6 more
TL;DR: There were non-significant, weakly positive associations of opiates and benzodiazepines with culpability, and drivers showing the highest culpability rates were in the under 25 and over 65 age groups.
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Psychoactive substance use and the risk of motor vehicle accidents
Kris L. L. Movig,M. P. M. Mathijssen,P.h.a. Nagel,T. van Egmond,J. De Gier,Hubert G. M. Leufkens,Antoine C. G. Egberts +6 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that drug use, especially alcohol, benzodiazepines and multiple drug use and drug-alcohol combinations, among vehicle drivers increases the risk for a road trauma accident requiring hospitalisation.
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Cannabis intoxication and fatal road crashes in France: population based case-control study
TL;DR: Driving under the influence of cannabis increases the risk of involvement in a crash in France, however, in France its share in fatal crashes is significantly lower than that associated with positive blood alcohol concentration.
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Comparison of the prevalence of alcohol, cannabis and other drugs between 900 injured drivers and 900 control subjects: results of a French collaborative study.
Patrick Mura,Pascal Kintz,Bertrand Ludes,Jean-Michel Gaulier,P. Marquet,Sophie Martin-Dupont M.D.,Françoise Vincent,A. Kaddour,J.P. Goulle,Jean Nouveau,Mustapha Moulsma,S. Tilhet-Coartet,O. Pourrat +12 more
TL;DR: A higher prevalence of opiates, alcohol, cannabinoids and the combination of these last two compounds in blood samples from drivers involved in road accidents than in those from controls, which suggests a causal role for these compounds in road crashes.
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The Effect of Cannabis Compared with Alcohol on Driving
TL;DR: Patients who smoke cannabis should be counseled to wait several hours before driving, and avoid combining the two drugs, and future research should focus on resolving contradictions posed by previous studies.
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