Driving under the influence of drugs: prevalence in road traffic accidents in Italy and considerations on "per se" limits legislation.
CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of high analytical limits or of per se limits based on impairing concentrations in the Italian legislation could result in the persecution of a much lower number of drugged drivers involved in RTA, with a decrease from 25% to more than 80% depending on the limits.
PMID: 30024768 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Favretto D, Visentin S, Stocchero G, Vogliardi S, Snenghi R, Montisci M Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research
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