Screening for drugs in oral fluid: illicit drug use and drug driving in a sample of Queensland motorists
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Screening for drugs in oral fluid: illicit drug use and drug driving in a sample of Queensland motorists.
Police Services in a number of Australian states have indicated random roadside drug testing will be implemented to target drug driving. This paper outlines research conducted to provide an estimate of the prevalence of drug driving in a sample of Queensland drivers. Oral fluid samples were collected from 781 drivers who volunteered to participate at Random Breath Testing (RBT) sites in a large...
متن کاملScreening for drugs in oral fluid: drug driving and illicit drug use in a sample of Queensland motorists.
OBJECTIVE Random roadside oral fluid testing is becoming increasingly popular as an apprehension and deterrence-based countermeasure to reduce drug driving. This article outlines research conducted to provide an estimate of the extent of drug driving in a sample of drivers in Brisbane, Queensland. METHODS Oral fluid samples were collected from 1587 drivers who volunteered to participate at ra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Drug and Alcohol Review
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0959-5236
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701247764