DRUG USE AMONG QUEBEC DRIVERS: THE 1999 ROADSIDE SURVEY
As part of a major undertaking to establish the role of drugs in highway collisions, the Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec (SAAQ) conducted a roadside survey from August 9 to August 29, 1999 in order to determine drug use among Quebec drivers. Regardless of time of day, a BAC above the legal limit (.08) was found in 0.8% of the breath samples. When using the same time period (9 PM to 3 AM, Wednesday to Sunday) as in previous alcohol roadside surveys, BAC>.08 was found in 1.8% (+/- 0.5%) of breath samples in 1999 (n = 2724) which compares to 3.2% in 1991, 3.6% in 1986 and 5.9% in 1981. According to the toxicological analysis of the 2281 urine samples, drugs were found in the following proportions: cannabis (5.22%), benzodiazepines (3.66%), cocaine (1.09%), opiates (1.08%), barbiturates (0.35%), amphetamines (0.07%), PCP (0.03%). However, large variations are observed depending on the time of day, sex and age. For the covering abstract see ITRD E106992.
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Corporate Authors:
Swedish Road Administration
Borlange, Sweden SE-781 87 -
Authors:
- Dussault, C
- Lemire, A M
- Bouchard, J
- Brault, M
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Conference:
- PROCEEDINGS OF T2000 - 15TH CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY
- Location: Stockholm , Sweden
- Date: 2000-5-22 to 2000-5-26
- Publication Date: 2000
Language
- English
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Driving; Drugs; Field tests; Intoxication; Surveillance
- Geographic Terms: Canada
- ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 1855: Driving (veh); 2242: Drugs; 2231: Drunkenness; 6226: In situ; 9101: Surveillance
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00804451
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Jan 5 2001 12:00AM