Prevalence of driving under the influence of psychoactive substances and road traffic crashes among Brazilian crack-using drivers

Highlights • Crack-cocaine users who drive reported high prevalence of driving under the influence (DUI)and road traffic crashes (RTC); • Users with recent DUI history show more legal, psychiatric, and social problems; • Five or more years of crack consumption were associated with previous accident...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol dependence 2016-11, Vol.168, p.255-262
Main Authors: Scherer, Juliana Nichterwitz, Silvestrin, Roberta, Ornell, Felipe, Roglio, Vinícius, Sousa, Tanara Rosangela Vieira, Von Diemen, Lisia, Kessler, Felix Henrique Paim, Pechansky, Flavio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic - psychology
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Addictions
Adult
Automobile Driving - psychology
Binge drinking
Brazil - epidemiology
Cannabis
Cocaine
Cocaine-Related Disorders - psychology
Cognitive ability
Cognitive impairment
Comorbidity
Crack Cocaine
Crashes
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disorders
Drinking behavior
Drivers
Driving
Driving ability
Driving under the influence
Driving Under the Influence - psychology
Driving Under the Influence - statistics & numerical data
Drug Abuse
Drug addiction
Drunk driving
DUI
Family conflict
Female
High risk
Humans
Male
Marijuana
Mental disorders
Narcotics
Prevalence
Psychiatric comorbidities
Psychiatry
Psychotropic drugs
Risk
Road accidents
Road traffic
Road traffic crashes
Severity
Social interactions
Social support
Substance use
Substance use disorder
Traffic accidents
Traffic accidents & safety
Traffic safety
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Summary:Highlights • Crack-cocaine users who drive reported high prevalence of driving under the influence (DUI)and road traffic crashes (RTC); • Users with recent DUI history show more legal, psychiatric, and social problems; • Five or more years of crack consumption were associated with previous accident involvement • Crack-cocaine users are a risky population for road traffic crashes.
ISSN:0376-8716
1879-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.09.017