TY - JOUR PY - 1981// TI - Conclusions from a study concerning driving under the influence of medicine JO - Proceedings International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference A1 - Solarz, A. SP - 353 EP - 366 VL - 1981 IS - N2 - The results obtained from a study of 6725 "drunken driving" cases from a four month period 1976 indicate a growing tendency of medicine consumption in connection with driving (13% in 1965, 23% in 1976). Sedatives, analgesics and stimulants which are considered to be dangerous in road traffic, appear most frequently. The results from the study suggest a cause-effect relationship between the influence of medicine and road traffic accidents or near accident situations. The author discusses selected conclusions concerning the following problems: general characteristics of drivers medicine-consumers; the current law on "other intoxicants than alcohol" and the difficulties in its observance; the need of more information about driving and medicine; the programme for further research of some pharmaceutical, chemical, criminal-political and legal aspects of driving under the influence of medicine, and the need for closer cooperation between research groups from different countries. (TRRL)

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