Prevalence of psychoactive drug use among drivers in Thailand: A roadside survey

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 474-478

  Ingsathit, Atiporn ^a   Woratanarat, Patarawan ^a   Anukarahanonta, Tongtavuch ^b   Rattanasiri, Sasivimol ^a   Chatchaipun, Porntip ^a   Wattayakorn, Kanokporn ^b   Lim, Stephen ^c   Suriyawongpaisal, Paibul ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drivers; Prevalence; Psychoactive drug; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINES; COMMERCIAL DRIVERS; DRIVERS; DRUG ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRIES; ILLICIT DRUGS; MOTOR VEHICLES; OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG; ROAD CRASHES; ROADSIDE SURVEYS; THAILAND; URINE SAMPLES; URINE TESTS;

BODY FLUIDS; DRUG PRODUCTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ROADS AND STREETS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THAILAND; URINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THAILAND;

EID: 66949139411     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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