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Newest firstIntroduction The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic beginning in 2020 led to significant restrictions on social life and mobility, raising concerns about increased substance use across the general population. To investigate whether the pandemic resulted in quantitative or qualitative changes in alcohol and/or drug use in the context of road traffic, a retrospective analysis of toxicological findings was conducted in the city of…
Open article record in new tab ↗Many diseases are accompanied by symptoms that can impair the ability to perform complex everyday tasks, such as active participation in road traffic. If a cure is not possible, the aim of drug therapy is to alleviate the symptoms to such an extent that the patient no longer has any restrictions in everyday life. However, around 20% of the approximately 100,000 medicines licensed in Germany have traffic-relevant s…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background/aim Drug use and risky driving is associated with sensation seeking. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between use of psychoactive substances and levels of the sensation seeking personality trait as measured with the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale 4 among drivers in Norway. Method A cross-sectional design was applied to estimate the association between psychoactive substance use an…
OBJECTIVES: Determine the prevalence of drug use in injured drivers and identify associated demographic factors and crash characteristics. DESIGN: Prospective cross-sectional study. SETTING: Seven trauma centres in British Columbia, Canada (2010-2012). PARTICIPANTS: Automobile drivers who had blood obtained within 6 h of a crash. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We analysed blood for cannabis, alcohol and other impairing dr…
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