The prevalence of alcohol, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines and stimulants amongst injured drivers and their role in driver culpability Part II: The relationship between drug prevalence and drug concentration, and driver culpability

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 623-632

  Longo, Marie C ^a   Hunter, Christine E ^b   Lokan, Robert J ^c   White, Jason M ^a   White, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Transport SA   (Australia)

^c FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Benzodiazepines; Culpability; Drug concentration; Injured drivers; Stimulants; THC

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0034277029     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00110-4     Document Type: Article

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