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T1 Alcohol, illicit drugs and medicinal drugs in fatally injured drivers in Spain between 1991and 2000
A1 Río, María del Carmen del
A1 Gómez, Josefina
A1 Sancho, Manuel
A1 Álvarez González, Francisco Javier
K1 Automóviles - Conducción en estado de embriaguez
AB The aim of this study was to assess the presence of alcohol, illicit drugs and medicinal drugs among Spanish drivers involvedin fatal road accidents between 1991 and 2000. Samples were obtained for 5745 drivers killed in road accidents from January1991 to December 2000. Of the samples, 91.7% represented males and 8.3% females; 40.7% were under 30 years of age, 31.9%were under 31–50 years of age, 19.5% were over 51 years of age, and for 7.9% the age was unknown. Between 1991 and 2000,some type of psychoactive substance was detected among 50.1% of those drivers killed in road accidents, this being mainlyalcohol (43.8%) and, less frequently, illicit drugs (8.8%) and medicinal drugs (4.7%). In all the cases, in which alcohol wasdetected, combined use with other substances accounted for only 12.5%, whilst in the case of illicit and medicinal drugs, figuresrepresenting combined use with other substances were 75.6% for the former and 65.8% for the latter. For one in every three cases(32.0%), a blood alcohol level over 0.8 g/l was recorded; cocaine (5.2%), opiates (3.2%) and cannabis (2.2%) were the threeillicit drugs most frequently detected. Among medicinal drugs, were benzodiazepines (3.4%), anti-depressant drugs (0.6%) andanalgesics (0.4%). The results show the frequent presence of psychoactive substances, particularly alcohol, among Spanishmotor vehicle users involved in fatal road accidents. It should be pointed out that illicit and medicinal drugs in combination withother substances were a common feature.
PB Elsevier
SN 0379-0738
YR 2002
FD 2002
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/15661
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/15661
LA eng
NO Forensic Science International, (2002); 127(1-2): 63–70
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 07-ago-2024