Driving Under the Influence of Drugs 

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Highlights:

• In 2001, over 8 million persons aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illegal drugs during the past year, that is, "drugged driving."

• Rates of drugged driving increased from 2000 to 2001 for young adults aged 18 to 34.

• Among adults aged 18 or older, those who were unemployed were more likely than full or part time workers to report driving under the influence of illegal drugs during the past year.

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This Short Report, The NHSDA Report:  Drugged Driving, is based on SAMHSA's  National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), now called the  National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).  The survey is conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.   SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.

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