Incidence of alcohol and drugs in fatally injured car drivers in Norway.
Blood samples from 159 fatally injured drivers from 1989 and 1990, corresponding to 57% of all fatally injured drivers in Norway during this period, were analysed for alcohol and psychoactive drugs. Alcohol was found in 28.3% of the drivers, 27.0% above the legal limit of 0.05%. Drugs were found in 16.4% of the drivers; benzodiazepines and tetrahydrocannabinol were the drugs most frequently found. Among 79 drivers fatally injured in single-vehicle accidents, 41.8% were positive for alcohol and 21.5% were positive for drugs.
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National Institute of Forensic Toxicology, Oslo, Norway.
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Mørland
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*