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.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Aerospace Medicine, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
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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