Road traffic injuries and substance use among emergency department patients in the Dominican Republic and Peru

CONCLUSIONS: Risk of RTI for drivers in these two samples is significantly elevated from alcohol use, and more so for co-use with cannabis. Differences between the two countries underscore the need for similar data from the region to determine risk of RTI from substance use, including risk for passengers and pedestrians. Data suggest that alcohol contributes significantly to the burden of RTI, which calls for more stringent enforcement of alcohol control policy related to drink driving in the region.PMID:33790955 | PMC:PMC7993299 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2021.31
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research