Recommendations for toxicological investigation of drug impaired driving

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1214-1218

  Farrell, Laurel J ^a   Kerrigan, Sarah ^b   Logan, Barry K ^c  

^a Grand Junction Forensic Science Laboratory   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Washington State Patrol   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile driving; Driving under the influence of drugs; Drug; Forensic science; Impaired; Impaired performance

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; CANNABIS; CARISOPRODOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LYSERGIDE; MEPROBAMATE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXAZEPAM; OXYCODONE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PHENYTOIN; SECOBARBITAL; TEMAZEPAM; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID; TOPIRAMATE; TRAZODONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SCREENING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORIES; NARCOTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548319334     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00516.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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