The incidence among 46 confirmed DUID cases was found to be 17.4% for cannabis, 8.7% for benzodiazepines, 4.3% for barbiturates, 4.3% for antidepressants, 2.2% for cocaine and 2.2% for amphetamines. Psychoactive drugs were present in 15.4% of cases. Alcohol was present in 44% of suspected DUID cases. The rate of suspected DUID cases (n = 91) among the suspected DUI cases (n = 4274) was only 2.1% and in this study, we evaluated only the DUID cases in detail. Alcohol analysis was requested in 4274 suspected DUI cases, whereas drug along with alcohol analysis was requested in only 91. The reports of the Istanbul Toxicology Department of the Council of Forensic Medicine (Turkey) on suspected DUID cases involved in traffic accidents between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011 were retrospectively reviewed for alcohol and/or drug use.
This study is the first investigation on the subject of DUID cases in Turkey. This study aimed to review the incidence of cases of driving under the influence of drugs ( DUID) among all cases of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or other drugs involved in traffic accidents and to evaluate the type of the psychoactive drugs (with or without alcohol) detected in blood samples in Istanbul and its surrounding area.
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The association between the use of alcohol and/or drugs by drivers and the increased risk of traffic accidents with a high risk of death and injury has been well described in the literature. Nowadays traffic accidents, which have high mortality and morbidity, are an important public health problem. A review of suspected cases of driving under the influence of drugs ( DUID) involved in traffic accidents in Istanbul (Turkey).Īcar, Fatih Asirdizer, Mahmut Aker, Rezzan Gulhan Kucukibrahimoglu, E Esra Ates, Ismail Erol, Yeter Sahin, Aysegul
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