The prevalence of drugs in injured drivers

Forensic Science International

Volumn 215, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 14-17

  Drummer, Olaf H ^a,b   Kourtis, Irene ^a   Beyer, Jochen ^a,b   Tayler, Penny ^a   Boorman, Martin ^c   Gerostamoulos, Dimitri ^a,b  

^a VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Traffic Alcohol Section   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Ecstasy; Hospitalization; Illicit drugs; Injured drivers; Methylamphetamine; Prescription drugs; Road trauma

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZOYLECGONINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYLAMINE; FLUOXETINE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIRTAZAPINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; OXAZEPAM; OXYCODONE; PHENTERMINE; SERTRALINE; TEMAZEPAM; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TRAMADOL;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84856118430     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.040     Document Type: Article

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