Methadone and Driving
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چکیده
The importance of Methadon substitution of Heroin addicts with regard to driving a car is increasing in the Federal Republic of Germany. Making use of the driving license may be a prerequisite of the intended integration in the society e.g. in a new start of a job. In the paper the experimental studies regarding the ability to drive under Methadon are reviewed, the results achieved are compared and assessed. The consequences for reissuing a driving license are described and a new formulation of adequate criteria is outlined.
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Methadone maintenance treatment and drugs.
The mental and physical capabilities of drivers in traffic are often seriously challenged these days. Not only do they need to concentrate on driving, predict connections between various phenomena, take appropriate judgements in current situations and foresee the sequence of measures to be taken, but they are also expected to be emotionally stable, etc. The problem with drugs in traffic is ofte...
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