@article{ref1,
title="Drugged driving in the opioid era: spatial patterns of oxycodone use in fatal traffic crashes, 2001-2016",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2018",
author="Rookey, Bryan D.",
volume="53",
number="8",
pages="1288-1298",
abstract="BACKGROUND: A large and growing body of research and news media reports have documented the recent opioid crisis, which is linked to the emergence of the &quot;Oxy epidemic&quot; in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Since then, oxycodone drugged driving has increased, but spatial characteristics are unknown. <br><br>METHODS: This research analyzes 3,396 locations of oxycodone positivity in drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2001-2016. <br><br>RESULTS: There is a consistent pattern of nonrandom spatial clusters of oxycodone drugged driving during the period, as expected. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Traffic fatality data are useful in identifying areas for targeted public health and safety interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1080/10826084.2017.1407342",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1407342"
}