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Illicit Drugs and Alcohol: Driving Performance

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Abstract

Background: Road accidents caused by driving under the impact of alcohol and drugs are considered a serious concern. We aim to review the effect of illicit drugs and alcohol on drivers' performance. Materials and Methods: Articles were obtained by electronic search of PubMed® and Google Scholar® using search terms cannabis or synthetic cannabinoids or opioids or synthetic opioids or alcohol or cocaine or illicit drugs And drive or driving. Conclusion: According to WHO studies from low- and middle-income nations, a significant number of professional drivers take narcotics by error and stimulants to stay alert and reduce fatigue. Illicit drugs and alcohol were shown to alter cognitive functions, and harm information processing, and performance on normal driving tasks. Therefore, more studies would clarify the drugs' effect on traffic accidents. We recommended mandatory drug testing before issuing a driving license, and regular traffic police campaigns for screening of substance abuse among commercial drivers.

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2022.126201.2497

Keywords

Driving performance, Illicit drugs, Alcohol, Traffic accident

Authors

First Name

Enas

Last Name

Elbawwab

MiddleName

Elsayed Ali Ali

Affiliation

4th medical student, faculty of medicine, zagazig university, Egypt

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enas2840@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-8746-8268

First Name

Esraa

Last Name

Ebrahim

MiddleName

Ahmed Khalil Mohammed

Affiliation

4th medical student, faculty of medicine, zagazig university, Egypt

Email

esraaahmed942000@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000000344976227

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

Hossam Hamed

Affiliation

4th medical student, faculty of medicine, zagazig university, Egypt

Email

ahossam744@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-4915-4134

First Name

Hussein

Last Name

Dawoud

MiddleName

Mohammed Hussein

Affiliation

4th medical student, faculty of medicine, zagazig university, Egypt

Email

dr.dawoud.h@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0001-7568-0686

First Name

Mena

Last Name

Hemaia

MiddleName

Maged George

Affiliation

4th medical student, faculty of medicine, zagazig university, Egypt

Email

menamagedgeorge@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0001-6626-8630

First Name

Yehia

Last Name

Hellmy

MiddleName

Nabil Abdalla

Affiliation

4th medical student, faculty of medicine, zagazig university, Egypt

Email

ynabil577@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0002-1349-2978

First Name

Dalia

Last Name

Mesallam

MiddleName

Ibrahim Ahmed

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

Email

diamaae@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0003-2731-9487

Volume

29

Article Issue

2

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39914

Issue Date

2023-03-01

Receive Date

2022-03-12

Publish Date

2023-03-01

Page Start

592

Page End

600

Print ISSN

1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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ZUMJ_Volume 29_Issue 2_Pages 592-600.pdf

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349

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Publication Title

Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Illicit Drugs and Alcohol: Driving Performance

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30 Dec 2024