Drug driving in Scotland: Prevalence and correlates amongst drug users entering treatment

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-35

  Neale, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlates; Drug driving; Prevalence; Scotland; Treatment

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1642573164     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00086-0     Document Type: Article

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