title: Alcohol and/or other drug use among adult non-occupant motor vehicle crash victims.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the frequency of current or lifetime history of alcohol and/or other drug (AOD) use among the full range (admitted and discharged) of injured bicyclists and pedestrians involved in motor vehicle crashes.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a prospective study of non-occupant motor vehicle crash (NOMVC) victims >or=18 years over a 29-month period, blood was obtained for alcohol and drug testing. Current alcohol abuse/alcohol dependence (AA/AD) or drug abuse/drug dependence (DA/DD) was based on the Diagnostic Interview Survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In all, there were 108 NOMVC victims. Eleven per cent were alcohol (+), 7% drug (+), and 3% both. Sixteen per cent were AA/AD (+), 2.7% DA/DD (+), and 1.4% both.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A substantial portion of patients with NOMVC injuries tested AOD (+) and had a current or lifetime substance abuse (AA/AD; DA/DD) diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: Jim Edward
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Ronald F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Maio
authors.forename: Frederic C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Blow
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Kristen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: Patricia F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Waller
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001642:Bicycling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016138:Walking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data