Citation

van Ooijen D. Proc. Int. Counc. Alcohol Drugs Traffic Safety Conf. 1981; 1981: 342-352.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, The author(s) and the Council, Publisher International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety)

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Abstract

A new current study, based on data being obtained from plus or minus 1000 drunken drivers arrested in 1979, will provide an even broader insight into the combined use of alcohol and medicine. Firstly, a comparison will be made between the years 1965, 1975, 1976 and 1979. Subsequently, the drunken drivers of 1979 will be subdivided in "combined" and "non combined use of medicine". Both groups will be compared on the following variables: (1) sex; (2) age; (3) score on the brief MAST (Michigan alcoholism screening test); (4) BAC; (5) previous use of tranquilizers; (6) employment situation; (7) day of drunken driving (weekend or working day); (8) time of drunken driving (day, evening, night); and (9) accident/no accident. The combinations of alcohol and medicine which occur most frequently will also be studied. Medicines will be categorized as follows: (A) sedatives/tranquilizers; (b) anti-depressives; (C) anti-emetics; (D) anti-hypertensives; (e) anti-migraine preparations; (F) analgesics/anti-pyretics and (G) remainder. Special attention will be given to the question of whether or not some combinations occur more frequently than others in the cases involving collisions, and if so, which. (TRRL)