DRIVING AND THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS

L'AZIONE DEL FARMACI E LA GUIDA

THIS ARTICLE LISTS SOME TYPES OF DRUGS AND MEDICINES IN EVERY-DAY USE FOR COMMON AILMENTS SUCH AS PAINS, INFLUENZA, RHEUMATIC DISORDERS, ASTHMA, FEVER, HEART CONDITIONS, DEPRESSION, NERVOUS TENSION, ETC. THE PHYSICAL, NERVOUS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THESE DRUGS ARE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED, AND THE NEED FOR A NEW MEDICAL AND LEGAL OUTLOOK REGARDING THEIR USE BY DRIVERS, IS DISCUSSED.

• Corporate Authors:

  Automobile Club d'Italia

  Via Marsala 8
  00185 Rome,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Mascherpa, P
• Publication Date: 1974-3-4

Language

• Italian

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 101-109
• Serial:
  • Automobilismo e Automobilismo Industriale
  • Issue Number: 3-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diseases and medical conditions; Driver performance; Drivers; Drugs; Health; Laws; Legislation; Personnel performance; Psychological aspects
• ITRD Terms: 1772: Driver; 2242: Drugs; 2144: Health; 1556: Legislation; 2154: Medical aspects
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083381
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM