Citation

Francis M, Eldemire D, Clifford R. West Indian Med. J. 1995; 44(3): 99-101.

Affiliation

CAREC Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, University of The West Indies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8560889

Abstract

This study is a preliminary effort to document the role of drugs in motor vehicle accidents as it examines the presence of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine in blood samples of thirty-one motor vehicle fatalities. The study identified that males (90.3%) and pedestrians (41.9%) were killed most often. Evidence of alcohol intake was found in 77.5% of the fatalities and 35.5% had alcohol levels above the legal acceptable limits. Traces of marijuana were found in 22.5% and a combination of alcohol and marijuana in 22.5% of the victims.

Keywords: Cannabis impaired driving; Ethanol impaired driving

Language: en