Incidence of drug and alcohol intake in road traffic accident victims.
The analysis of 425 samples of blood, taken from people killed in motor vehicle accidents, showed that drugs were present in about 10% of samples, whereas alcohol was present in 51%. All drugs identified were available on prescription, and the most commonly found drug was diazepam.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000097:blood; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001344:Autopsy; D003975:Diazepam / Q000097:blood; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000097:blood*; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000097:blood
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents; D000431:Ethanol; D003975:Diazepam