The mirage of impairing drug concentration thresholds: A rationale for zero tolerance per se driving under the influence of drugs laws

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 353-356

  Reisfield, Gary M ^a   Goldberger, Bruce A ^a   Gold, Mark S ^a   DuPont, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute for Behavior and Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADDICTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CAR DRIVING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84865843469     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bks037     Document Type: Article

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