Crash information, urine, blood and bile samples from 900 fatally injured drivers were collected by medical examiners in 22 areas of the country. Randomly selected living drivers were interviewed at times and places of recent fatal crashes in Dallas, Texas, and Memphis, Tennessee and breath, urine, and blood samples were obtained. Of all the fatally injured drivers examined, 14.3% has used one or more of the 43 drugs tested before the crash. The drugs detected most frequently were antihistamines/decongestants, narcotics, and stimulants. The findings were not geographically dependent. Of the living drivers examined, 7.9% had been using one or more drugs prior to the interview, most frequently antihistamines/decongestants and sedatives. These findings were not site- or city-dependent. Users of drugs are about two times as likely to be fatally injured in a vehicular crash as non-users. The relative risk is greatest for drivers using narcotic analgesics, sedatives/hypnotics, and nicotine, respectively.
A Comparison of Drug Use in Driver Fatalities and Similarly Exposed Drivers
1977
196 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Motor vehicle accidents , Drugs , Accident investigations , Blood chemical analysis , Body fluids , Interviews , Statistical analysis , Antihistamines , Narcotics , Analgesics , Nasal decongestants , Hypnotics and sedatives , CNS stimulants , Nicotine , Texas , Tennessee , Traffic safety
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