Human factors in the causation of road traffic crashes

E Petridou, M Moustaki - European journal of epidemiology, 2000 - Springer
Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are responsible for a substantial fraction of morbidity and
mortality and are responsible for more years of life lost than most of human diseases. In this …

A review of drug use and driving: epidemiology, impairment, risk factors and risk perceptions

E Kelly, S Darke, J Ross - Drug and alcohol review, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The existing literature on the prevalence of drug driving, the effects of drugs on driving
performance, risk factors and risk perceptions associated with drug driving was reviewed …

The incidence of drugs in drivers killed in Australian road traffic crashes

OH Drummer, J Gerostamoulos, H Batziris… - Forensic science …, 2003 - Elsevier
The incidence of alcohol and drugs in fatally injured drivers were determined in three
Australian states; Victoria (VIC), New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA) for the …

Driving under the influence of drugs—evaluation of analytical data of drugs in oral fluid, serum and urine, and correlation with impairment symptoms

SW Toennes, GF Kauert, S Steinmeyer… - Forensic science …, 2005 - Elsevier
A study was performed to acquire urine, serum and oral fluid samples in cases of suspected
driving under the influence of drugs of abuse. Oral fluid was collected using a novel …

[PDF][PDF] Cannabis(Marijuana)- Effects on Human Behavior and Performance

MA Huestis - Forensic Science Review, 2002 - flugmedizin.at
Cannabis is one of the oldest and most commonly abused drugs in the world. Recently,
tremendous advances have been made in our understanding of the endogenous …

Benzodiazepine use and motor vehicle accidents. Systematic review of reported association.

RE Thomas - Canadian Family Physician, 1998 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between benzodiazepine (BZD) use and motor
vehicle accidents (MVAs). DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE was searched from 1980 to 1997 …

Assessment of driving capability through the use of clinical and psychomotor tests in relation to blood cannabinoids levels following oral administration of 20 mg …

A Ménétrey, M Augsburger, B Favrat… - Journal of analytical …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is frequently found in the blood of drivers
suspected of driving under the influence of cannabis or involved in traffic crashes. The …

Concentration of drugs in blood of suspected impaired drivers

M Augsburger, N Donzé, A Ménétrey… - Forensic science …, 2005 - Elsevier
Analytical records concerning 440 living drivers suspected of driving under the influence of
drug (DUID) were collected and examined during a 2 years period ranging from 2002 to …

First nationwide study on driving under the influence of drugs in Switzerland

MC Senna, M Augsburger, B Aebi… - Forensic science …, 2010 - Elsevier
In Switzerland, a two-tier system based on impairment by any psychoactive substances
which affect the capacity to drive safely and zero tolerance for certain illicit drugs came into …

Δ9-THC, 11-OH-Δ9-THC and Δ9-THCCOOH plasma or serum to whole blood concentrations distribution ratios in blood samples taken from living and dead people

C Giroud, A Ménétrey, M Augsburger, T Buclin… - Forensic science …, 2001 - Elsevier
The recreational use and abuse of Cannabis is continuously increasing in Switzerland.
Cannabinoids are very often detected alone or in combination with other drugs in biological …