Psychoactive substances in seriously injured drivers in Denmark

Симонсен, Ким; Steentoft, Anni; Bernhoft, Inger Marie; Hels, Tove; Rasmussen, Brian Schou; Línnet, Kristían

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.10.025

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“…In the current study, among 200 screened drivers tramadol was the most frequently detected drug 11.5%. This agreed with Danish study which stated that among Danish drivers, Diazepam (4.4%), tramadol (3.2%), and clonazepam (3.0%) were the most frequently detected drugs (Simonsen etal., 2013). The widespread of tramadol use in Egypt is due to its availability without prescription, its easy illegal smuggling and its cheap prices and its alleged enhancement of sexual performance (Fawzi, 2011).…”

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Detection of Drugs of Abuse among Drivers in Fayoum City/ Egypt

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Elaziz

et al. 2018

Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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All right received. AbstractBackground: There is growing interest in the part played by drugs in traffic accidents all over the world and in how to explore sufficient measures to decrease their rate. The aim of the study is to identify types of substance of abuse among drivers in Fayoum city.Aim of the work: To identify types of substance of abuse among drivers in Fayoum city. Methods: The current study was done on 200 drivers in Fayoum city. The screened drugs were cannabis, benzodiazepine, morphine and tramadol. All samples are screened by dip stick to detect studied types of drugs at forensic lab.at Fayoum University and positive samples were confirmed by gas chromatography (G.C) at poisoning center, Ain shams university. Results: The present study showed that 21.5% (n=43) of study group were drug abusers, 11.5% (n=23) were Tramadol abusers, 6.5% (n=13) of drivers were tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) abusers, and 3.5 % (n=7) THC and Tramadol abusers, on the other hand no one was morphine or benzodiazepine abusers. The present study demonstrated that among tramadol samples 34 samples were positive by dip stick, versus 30 samples were positive by G.C. The current study showed that among THC samples 22 samples were positive by dip stick versus 20 samples only were positive by G.C. Conclusion: about one fourth of the drivers were drug abusers. Tramadol and THC were the commonly abused drugs while there were no abusers for morphine and benzodiazepine. Recommendations: Drug screening should be added to all forms of basic toxicological screening especially to those involved in acts of violence and traffic accidents and for all drivers applying for license. Also using dip stick to check for drug abuse among drivers in check points being easy and rapid method with high accuracy

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Detection of Drugs of Abuse among Drivers in Fayoum City/ Egypt

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Eldayed

Elaziz

et al. 2018

Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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“…In Denmark, it is estimated that about 0.5% of car and van drivers drive under the influence of alcohol with a BAC above the permitted 0.05%, and alcohol involvement has remained fairly constant over the past twenty years, affecting about 18% of all road injuries (Wiese Simonsen et al, 2013) and 25% of all road fatalities (Vejdirektoratet, 2014).…”

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Profiling drunk driving recidivists in Denmark

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Haustein

Prato

2015

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…Many different studies have been performed to investigate driving under the influence of alcohol, illicit and medicinal drugs in The Netherlands [4,5] and in other countries [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. In addition, some studies also include the prevalence of individual prescription drugs [15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. In the year 2011, a total of 661 people were killed in road accidents in The Netherlands and an estimated 33-66 road fatalities were associated with the use of medicinal drugs [22].…”

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confidence: 99%