DRUGS AND DRIVING: A RESEARCH REVIEW

The report presents the results of a study of the relationship between drugs (other than alcohol alone) and highway safety. The state of the art of current research is examined. Conclusions and recommendations for future action and research are made. Topics examined include epidemiological studies, experimental studies, analytical methods for measurement of drug presence, measurement of drug effects on behavior, and legal constraints on drug/driving research and countermeasure development.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1176
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-264 179. Also available in set of 3 reports PC E10, PB-264 177-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  Indiana University, Bloomington

  Institute for Research in Public Safety
  Bloomington, IN  United States  47401

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • JOSCELYN, K B
  • Maickel, R P
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 109 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Countermeasures; Crash injury research; Crashes; Drivers; Drug use; Drugs; Epidemiology; Highway safety; Human factors engineering; Legal factors; Meetings; Prevention; Research; Safety; State of the art studies; Therapy; Tolerance (Physiology); Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Drug therapy
• Old TRIS Terms: Drug tolerance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151770
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-189 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00994
• Files: NTIS, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM