TY - RPRT
T1 - Prevalence of alcohol and other psychoactive substances in drivers in general traffic. Part II: Country reports.
AU - Houwing, Sjoerd
AU - Hagenzieker, Marjan
AU - Mathijssen, René
AU - Bernhoft, Inger Marie
AU - Hels, Tove
AU - Janstrup, Kira
AU - Linden, Trudy Van der
AU - Legrand, Sara-Ann
AU - Verstraete, Alain
N1 - Project funded by the European Commission under the Transport RTD Programme of the 6th Framework Program
DRUID. Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - DRUID (Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines) aimed to combat the problem of
driving under the influence of psychoactive substances by providing a solid scientific base for
European policy makers. It brought together experienced organisations in Europe to assemble a coordinated
set of data resources and measures. DRUID is an integrated European research project
which consisted of different sub-projects (Work Packages) that were aimed at different topics such as
the prevalence and risk of psychoactive substances, enforcement, classification of medicines,
rehabilitation of offenders and withdrawal of driving licenses (www.druid-project.eu).
The main objective of WP2 of DRUID was to assess the situation in Europe regarding the prevalence
and risk of the use of illicit drugs, alcohol and psychoactive medicinal drugs by drivers.
The prevalence of drug driving was estimated by means of roadside surveys and the prevalence of
drugs in injury accidents was estimated by means of hospital surveys of seriously injured and/or killed
drivers. Accident risk estimates for drug driving were assessed by relating the prevalence of drugs
among the general driving population to the prevalence among seriously injured and/or killed drivers,
by relating medication records to accident data and by relating substance use among accidentinvolved
drivers to accident culpability.
AB - DRUID (Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines) aimed to combat the problem of
driving under the influence of psychoactive substances by providing a solid scientific base for
European policy makers. It brought together experienced organisations in Europe to assemble a coordinated
set of data resources and measures. DRUID is an integrated European research project
which consisted of different sub-projects (Work Packages) that were aimed at different topics such as
the prevalence and risk of psychoactive substances, enforcement, classification of medicines,
rehabilitation of offenders and withdrawal of driving licenses (www.druid-project.eu).
The main objective of WP2 of DRUID was to assess the situation in Europe regarding the prevalence
and risk of the use of illicit drugs, alcohol and psychoactive medicinal drugs by drivers.
The prevalence of drug driving was estimated by means of roadside surveys and the prevalence of
drugs in injury accidents was estimated by means of hospital surveys of seriously injured and/or killed
drivers. Accident risk estimates for drug driving were assessed by relating the prevalence of drugs
among the general driving population to the prevalence among seriously injured and/or killed drivers,
by relating medication records to accident data and by relating substance use among accidentinvolved
drivers to accident culpability.
M3 - Report
T3 - Project No. TREN-05-FP6TR-S07.61320-518404-DRUID
BT - Prevalence of alcohol and other psychoactive substances in drivers in general traffic. Part II: Country reports.
ER -