Drugs and Driving: A Selected Bibliography: Supplement 2

Veldkamp, Mary B.; Donelson, Alan C.; Joscelyn, Kent B. · 1980 · ROSA P / United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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This report, titled *Drugs and Driving: A Selected Bibliography: Supplement Two*, serves as a comprehensive resource document compiled by the University of Michigan Highway Safety Research Institute for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The primary objective is to provide ready access to archival, technical, and popular publications concerning the relationship between drug use (excluding alcohol alone) and highway safety. The work was motivated by the limited state of knowledge regarding how drugs contribute to traffic crashes and the need to support the development of research methodologies and countermeasures. This volume acts as the third in a series of annotated bibliographies, updating previous reports and expanding coverage of research areas essential for studying drug impairment. The methodology involved a systematic literature search and review process conducted under contract DOT-HS-7-01530. The team employed both manual and computer-assisted techniques to identify relevant documents. The search scope was multidisciplinary, encompassing epidemiological research, experimental studies on drug effects, drug analysis methods, drug concentration-effect relationships, and socio-legal studies. Specific inclusion criteria targeted literature on the detection and quantitation of drugs in body fluids, the measurement of drug effects on driving-related skills, and the identification of drugs of interest in highway safety. Exclusionary criteria were applied to manage the volume of material, generally excluding animal studies, basic pharmacology unrelated to impairment, and literature focused solely on alcohol unless it addressed general countermeasure issues. The resulting bibliography consists of approximately six hundred abstracts organized into four appendices: a Topical Index, an Author Index, a Title Index, and an Abstract Index. The Topical Index is particularly detailed, categorizing entries by research area, methodology, and drug class, with drugs cross-indexed by generic and trade names. The report provides a structured framework for accessing literature on key topics such as epidemiologic research, experimental design, drug detection technologies, and countermeasure development. It also includes a drug classification scheme to facilitate navigation through the compiled data. The significance of this report lies in its role as a foundational tool for researchers and policymakers addressing the drug and driving problem. By consolidating scattered literature into a single, indexed resource, it aids in defining the nature of the problem and identifying priority areas for future research. The bibliography supports the broader NHTSA goal of developing methods to detect and prevent drug use by motor vehicle operators, fulfilling requirements set forth in the Highway Safety Act of 1978. It provides a critical information base for interpreting epidemiologic data, designing experiments, and evaluating the scientific validity of existing knowledge on drug impairment.

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The report functions as a curated collection of existing literature rather than a primary research study, providing indexed access to approximately six hundred abstracts related to drugs and highway safety.

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• illicit drugs
• polydrug
• prescription meds
• cannabis

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