DRUGS OF ABUSE IN AVIATION FATALITIES: 1. MARIJUANA

Isopropyl alcohol swabs taken from the oral cavities of pilots killed in general aviation accidents were analyzed for marijuana by the modified Duquenois-Levine test. During the two-year period from October 1982 through September 1984, 289 pilot fatalities (of 809 sampled for other toxicological reasons) were sampled for marijuana; a positive test indicated the recent use of marijuana. Six of the pilots' samples (2.1 percent) were positive.

• Record URL:
  http://www.faa.gov/data_research/research/med_humanfacs/oamtechreports/1980s/media/am85-08.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Office of Aerospace Medicine, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • Lacefield, D J
  • Roberts, P A
  • Grape, P M
• Publication Date: 1985-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 3 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft crash victims; Drug tests; Drug use; Forensic medicine; General aviation pilots; Marijuana; Samples; Toxicology
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960839
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FAA-AM-85-8
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 2 2003 12:00AM