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Medicinal Drugs: Critical Review of Present Knowledge and Statements for Discussion
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Accession Number:

01025807

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

Abstract:

This paper presents an overall assessment of the effects of medicinal drug use on driving performance from the literature on epidemiology, impairment, risk assessment and risk factors, risk perception, risk communication, and assessment of fitness to drive. In reviewing the literature some common findings are presented allowing us to make up our minds and to conclude how our present knowledge will guide us to actions in order to prevent the use of medicinal drugs to be of concern to traffic safety. The discussion covers the prevalence and epidemiology of drugs other than alcohol in road traffic; the prevalence of drug driving among the general population; the prevalence of medicinal drug driving among the general driver population; the prevalence of medicinal drug driving among driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) suspected drivers; the prevalence of medicinal drug use in accident-involved drivers; impairment of driving performance; and risk assessment.

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Monograph Accession #:

01025806

Language:

English

Authors:

de Gier, Han

Pagination:

pp 68-77

Publication Date:

2006-5

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: E-C096
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Drugs and Traffic: A Symposium

Location: Woods Hole Massachusetts, United States
Date: 2005-6-20 to 2005-6-21
Sponsors: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Institute on Drug Abuse; Transport Canada; International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety; Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Web

Features:

Figures (1) ; References; Tables (2)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Risk communication; Risk perception

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jun 21 2006 11:09AM

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