Drug-Impaired Driving

Dimitri Gerostamoulos; Jennifer Schumann

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823677-2.00267-1

Drug-Impaired Driving

Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Jennifer Schumann

Department of Forensic Medicine

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Abstract

Driving is a complex task. Psychoactive substances are found in 1%–10% of the general driving population, in 19%–50% of injured or killed drivers, and in 55%–99% of drivers who are suspected of driving under the influence of drugs (DUID). Drivers who are under the influence of drugs have a higher risk of being involved in or being responsible for an accident. Two major types of DUID legislation exist: “impairment” and “per se” legislation. For the detection of drugged drivers, checklists have been developed and roadside drug screening in oral fluid is increasingly popular.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
Place of Publication	Amsterdam Netherlands
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	176-185
Number of pages	10
Volume	2
Edition	3rd
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128236789
ISBN (Print)	9780128236772
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823677-2.00267-1
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Blood
Crash risk
Driving performance
Drug detection
Drugs
Impairment
Legislation
Oral fluid
Prevalence
Roadside detection

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