Drug Testing and Traffic Safety: What You Need to Know

Berning, Amy; Smith, R.C.; Drexler, M; Wochinger, Kathryn

doi:10.21949/1526056

i

Drug Testing and Traffic Safety: What You Need to Know

2022-03-01
By Berning, Amy ; Smith, R.C. ; Drexler, M

File Language:

English

Details

Creators:

Berning, Amy ; Smith, R.C. ; Drexler, M ; Wochinger, Kathryn
Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT HS 813 264
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1526056
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Contracting Officer:

Berning, Amy; Wochinge, Kathryn
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract:

Drugged driving is both of great interest and very complex. This report continues that discussion by examining how drug use data from people involved in a motor vehicle crashes is entered into NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a cornerstone of NHTSA's information collection systems. It has given Federal and State agencies, legislators, advocacy groups, and researchers key data about fatal motor vehicle crashes for all road user types and on all public roads. It is internationally respected for its breadth and depth of data. But reporting drug use across a myriad of substances, and with varying testing protocols across forensic laboratories and across States can lead to confusion about the meaning of results. Currently, the limitations described in this report constrain interpretation of drug test results data, including comparisons across jurisdictions or years. In some other research areas with missing or incomplete data, estimates may still be useful. This is not the case with FARS drug data. The report discusses NHTSA’s actions for improving the quantity and quality of drug data in FARS.
Format:

PDF
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60969/dot_60969_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 992.08 KB]
Collection(s):

NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:6560a034830a41cd5273d6fbd7f51b9dde0789257c7fedf3db9b87aafaa4e7aa

File Language:

English

ON THIS PAGE

Details

Found an issue?

Send us an email at:

publishinghd@cdc.gov

ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT or funded partners. As a repository, ROSA P retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.