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Drug driving among police detainees in three states of Australia: final report
Carmel Poyser, Toni Makkai, Louise Norman and Leesa Mills
ISBN 0 642 82173 9
National Drug Strategy Monograph Series, no. 50
Canberra: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, 2002
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Abstract
Drug driving, and its implications for law enforcement, transport departments and health has become an increasingly important issue in Australia over the past two decades. While alcohol represents the most significant road safety concern, other drugs, including amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabis, and opiates, can also impair driving ability and may increase accident risk. As a result, a number of major inquiries into drug driving have been conducted (Road Safety Committee 1996a, 1996b; Travelsafe Committee 1999; Austroads 2000). The Queensland Travelsafe Committee (1999) recommended a number of areas for further research. This project seeks to inform three of those areas-patterns of drug use by drivers, at-risk drug driver groups, and current issues for drug driving policies and programs.