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Title:

ALCOHOL AND DRUG EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE

Accession Number:

00633290

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

A number of difficult questions underlie the topic of performance impairment by alcohol and drugs. This paper addresses some of these questions. It begins with a discussion of "Research Directions: Who Needs It?" Among the answers to that question, the following are examined: law enforcement; the criminal justice system; the workplace; legislators and regulatory agencies; and citizens. A second question addressed is "Research Directions: What Do We Know Already?" Examined in this context are the literature documenting the body of knowledge about alcohol and drugs, and the substances, specifically alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, narcotic analgesics, and prescription drugs. In conclusion, it is pointed out that the body of knowledge in 1992 about alcohol and drug effects on performance varies by substance from extensive and/or adequate to scattered and incomplete, having grown sporadically, without design, in response to a mixed bag of "needs to know." It is concluded that a consensus recommendation for research will not be easily reached, and that perhaps the objective should be a direction and a strategy to facilitate more systematic research.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears as Appendix D3 in Transportation Research Circular No. 408, Alcohol and Other Drugs in Transportation: Research Needs for the Next Decade. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

00633287

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Burns, M

Pagination:

p. 49-60

Publication Date:

1993-6

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 408
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References (57)

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Research; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jun 11 1996 12:00AM

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