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Impairment by drugs has gained increasing attention in recent years as a possible threat to traffic safety. Research has indicated the presence of psychoactive drugs in killed and injured drivers and experimental studies have demonstrated performance impairment in subjects who have been given certain drugs. Many states and other countries have implemented laws designed to deter drugged driving. Attempts to control drugs in traffic, however, are subject to gaps in knowledge about drugs and an array of practical difficulties. They are also influenced by political concerns. In response to these issues, the Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation Committee of the Transportation Research Board held a workshop to discuss the current state of knowledge of drugs in traffic. The workshop took place at the Jonsson Conference Center of the National Academy of Sciences in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, on June 20-21, 2005. This report provides an overview of the information presented and the discussions among participants as well as the background papers prepared for the workshop. This summary discusses the following: background and structure of the workshop; overview of the discussions; safety risk of drugs in traffic; performance and behavioral effects of drugs; medicinal drugs and traffic safety; legal framework for dealing with drugs and driving; enforcement of drugged driving laws; and overarching issues and future needs.

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2006-5

Transportation Research Circular

Drugs and Traffic: A Symposium

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Behavior; Conferences; Drugged drivers; Drugs; Drunk driving; Future; Law enforcement; Laws; Medication; Risk analysis; Traffic safety; Workshops

Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

TRIS, TRB

Jun 15 2006 6:50PM

• Commentary on Cannabis and Crash Risk: Concentration Effect Relation
• Commentary on History of DWI Enforcement: What Does It Tell Us About DUID Enforcement?
• Commentary on Legal Framework for Dealing with Drugs in Traffic
• Commentary on Legal Framework for Dealing with Drugs in Traffic
• Commentary on Medicinal Drugs and Driving
• Commentary on Medicinal Drugs: Critical Review of Present Knowledge and Statements for Discussion
• Commentary on the Risks Posed by Drugs in Traffic
• Commentary on the Risks Posed by Drugs in Traffic
• Commentary on Variability Among Epidemiological Studies of Drugs and Driving
• Drug Effects and Their Significance for Traffic Safety
• Drug-Impaired Driving: Improving Integration of Toxicology, Technology, and Enforcement
• European Union Research Project IMMORTAL: The Risk of Drink and Drug Driving—Results of a Case-Control Study Conducted in the Netherlands
• Legal Framework for Dealing with Drugs in Traffic
• Medicinal Drugs: Critical Review of Present Knowledge and Statements for Discussion
• Role of Cannabis and Benzodiazepines in Motor Vehicle Crashes