Testing for benzodiazepine inebriation - Relationship between benzodiazepine concentration and simple clinical tests for impairment in a sample of drugged drivers

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 593-601

  Bramness, Jørgen G ^a   Skurtveit, Svetlana ^a   Mørland, Jørg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Drugged driving; Impairment

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; NITRAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUNKENNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SPEECH ARTICULATION;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BENZODIAZEPINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0344303634     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-003-0677-0     Document Type: Article

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