1. Report No. |
2. Government Accession
No. |
3. Recipient's Catalog No. |
4. Title and
Subtitle
Drugs and Human Performance Fact Sheets |
5. Report Date |
7. Author(s)
COUPER, Fiona J. and LOGAN, Barry K |
8. Performing Organization
Report No. |
9. Performing
Organization Name and Address
Washington State PatrolForensic Laboratory Services Bureau
2203 Airport Way S., Seattle, WA 98134 |
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) |
12. Sponsoring
Agency Name and Address’
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 Seventh St., SW.
Washington, DC 20590 |
13. Type of Report and Period
Covered
Final Report;
August 2000-March 2004 |
15. Supplementary Notes
The following toxicologists made significant contributions to
both the drafting and review of the Fact Sheets: Michael Corbett
Ph.D., Laurel Farrell MS., Marilyn Huestis Ph.D., Wayne Jeffrey
MS, and Jan Raemakers, Ph.D. James F.Frank Ph.D. served as the
NHTSA Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. |
16. Abstract
A panel of international experts on drug-impaired
driving met in Seattle during August 2000 to review developments
in the field of drugs and human performance over the last 10 years;
to identify the specific effects that both illicit and prescription
drugs have on driving; and to develop guidance for others when
dealing with drug-impaired driving problems. Delegates represented
the fields of psychopharmacology, behavioral psychology, drug chemistry,
forensic toxicology, medicine, and law enforcement experts trained
in the recognition of drug effects on drivers in the field.
These Fact Sheets represent the conclusions of the Panel and include
the state of current scientific knowledge in the area of drugs
and human performance for the 16 drugs selected for evaluation.
The selected drugs include over-the-counter medications such as
dextromethorphan and diphenhydramine; prescription medications
such as carisoprodol, diazepam and zolpidem; and abused and/or
illegal drugs such as cocaine, GHB, ketamine, LSD, marijuana, methadone,
methamphetamine, MDMA, morphine, PCP and toluene.
Keyword continuation: illicit and licit drugs and traffic safety,
drugs and driving, drug-impaired driving. |
17. Key Words
Carisoprodol, cocaine, dextromethorphan, diazepam, diphenhydramine,
GHB,ketamine, LSD, marijuana,methadone, methamphetamine,MDMA, morphine,
PCP, toluene, zolpidem, |
18. Distribution Statement |
19. Security Classif. (of
this report)
none |
20. Security Classif. (of
this page)
none |
21. No. of Pages
100 |
22. Price |
