Abstract Blood samples from 159 fatally injured drivers from 1989 and 1990, corresponding to 57% of all fatally injured drivers in Norway during this period, were analysed for alcohol and psychoactive drugs. Alcohol was found in 28.3% of the drivers, 27.0% above the legal limit of 0.05%. Drugs were found in 16.4% of the drivers; benzodiazepines and tetrahydrocannabinol were the drugs most frequently found. Among 79 drivers fatally injured in single-vehicle accidents, 41.8% were positive for alcohol and 21.5% were positive for drugs.


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    Title :

    Incidence of alcohol and drugs in fatally injured car drivers in Norway


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    Publication date :

    1992-07-10


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English







    Drugs and Accident Risk in Fatally-Injured Drivers

    Drummer, O. H. / University of Adelaide; NHMRC Road Accident Research Unit | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995