Drugs of Abuse in Aviation Fatalities: 1. Marijuana

Lacefield, Delbert J.; Roberts, Patricia A.; Grape, Paula M.

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Drugs of Abuse in Aviation Fatalities: 1. Marijuana

1985-08-01
By Lacefield, Delbert J. ; Roberts, Patricia A. ; Grape, Paula M.

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Creators:

Lacefield, Delbert J. ; Roberts, Patricia A. ; Grape, Paula M.
Corporate Creators:

Civil Aeromedical Institute
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aircraft Accidents Air Pilots Air Pilots--Drug Use Air Transportation Crashes Drugs--Testing Drug Tests Drug Use Fatalities Marijuana Marijuana--Toxicology Toxicology
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/AM-85/8
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Abstract:

Isopropyl alcohol swabs taken from the oral cavities of pilots killed in general aviation accidents were analyzed for marijuana by the modified Duquenois-Levine test. During the 2-year period from October 1982 through September 1984, 289 pilot fatalities ( of 809 sampled for other toxicological reasons) were sampled for marijuana; a positive test indicated the recent use of marijuana. Six of the pilots' samples (2.1 percent) were positive.
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FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:67b45e93ed00794ae34c2c359b1ba6908e93826140a05ae4e1109e56d09534f3
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21270/dot_21270_DS1.pdf
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