INCIDENCE OF METHAQUALONE IN DRIVING-UNDER-THE-INFLUENCE (DUI) CASES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA

A retrospective study was undertaken to assess the range of blood methaqualone levels, which should be considered sufficient to produce deterioration of driving ability. Data from 974 driving-under-the influence (DUI) cases were subdivided into five major categories based on whether drugs other than methaqualone were discovered during the analytical procedures. The range of blood methaqualone levels, which appear to cause significant motor skill impairment, are discussed for each category. Also included are data from 20 of these cases indicating the symptoms of methaqualone intoxication which were reported by arresting officers.

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  Preston Publications, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • McCurdy, H H
  • Solomons, E T
  • Holbrook, J M
• Publication Date: 1981-11

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 270-274
• Serial:
  • Journal of Analytical Toxicology
  • Volume: 5
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISSN: 0146-4760
  • EISSN: 1945-2403
  • Serial URL: http://jat.oxfordjournals.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drugs; Drunk driving; Impaired drivers
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver impairment; Methaqualone
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386514
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 144
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM