title: [Role of drugs in traffic accidents. A pilot study of traffic accident offenders in Switzerland (Bern region)].
abstract: Toxicological analyses of blood and/or urine specimens collected between 1980 and 1981 revealed that 34.7% of all traffic accident victims (n = 144) had measurable concentrations of drugs. Analyses of blood samples taken from traffic offenders (n = 250) in 1979, on the other hand, showed 22.4% to have consumed drugs with or without alcohol. This percentage is comparable with values reported in other studies. Our results indicate that the widespread use of drugs represents a hazard for traffic safety in Switzerland. Road safety is additionally jeopardized by the often concomitant consumption of alcohol.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines
vernacular_title: Häufigkeit von Medikamenten im Strassenverkehr. Eine Pilotstudie an Verkehrsteilnehmern in der Schweiz (Region Bern).