INFLUENCE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS ON HIGHWAY SAFETY

This is a review of available literature relevant to narcotic drug use and driver safety. No studies were found that directly assessed driver capability either in driving simulators or actual driving conditions. There are some studies of illegal users' driving records, including interviews with methadone treated ex-heroin addicts, and laboratory studies of effects of narcotics on skills related to driving. The weight of evidence from available studies indicates that narcotic users do not have driving safety records that differ from age matched individuals in the general population. Furthermore, maintenance on methadone (a synthetic narcotic used to treat heroin addicts) does not provide a risk for driving. /Author/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Project sponsored by National Institute of Drug Abuse, Rockville, Maryland.
• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • Gordon, N B
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 3-7
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver performance; Driver records; Drivers; Driving simulators; Drugs; Highway safety; Personnel performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Methadone
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142017
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-018 451
• Contract Numbers: DA00032
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM