Drug-impaired driving : data and reduction strategies / Tobias H. Erickson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Erickson, Tobias H., editor.

Series:

Alcohol and drug abuse.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drunk driving--United States.

Drunk driving.

Drugged driving--United States.

Drugged driving.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The issue of alcohol-impaired driving has received broad attention over the years, but drug-impaired driving also contributes to fatalities and injuries from traffic crashes. However, knowledge about the drug-impaired- driving problem is less advanced than for alcohol-impaired driving. This book discusses what is known about the extent of drug-impaired driving in the United States; challenges that exist for federal, state, and local agencies in addressing drug-impaired driving; and actions federal and state agencies have taken to address drug-impaired driving and what gaps exist in the federal

Contents:

DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING: DATA AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES; DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING: DATA AND REDUCTION STRATEGIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING: ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS INITIATIVES; Chapter 2: DRUG AND ALCOHOL CRASH RISK; Chapter 3: RESULTS OF THE 2013-2014 NATIONAL ROADSIDE SURVEY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE BY DRIVERS; Chapter 3: DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING: UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM AND WAYS TO REDUCE IT; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63482-872-0