A roadside survey of alcohol and drug use among drivers in British Columbia

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-221

  Beirness, Douglas J ^a   Beasley, Erin E ^a  

^a Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking and driving; Drugs and driving; Roadside survey

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953578237     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389581003735626     Document Type: Article

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