Drinking drivers and drug use on weekend nights in the United States

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 215-221

  Voas, Robert B ^a   Lacey, John H ^a   Jones, Kristina ^a   Scherer, Michael ^a   Compton, Richard ^b  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

BrAC limit; Drug prevalence; Drugged driving; DUI; DWI; Impaired driving

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OPIATE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATH ALCOHOL ANALYZER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877053551     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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