Testing Alcohol Only Samples for Drugs and Drugs Only Samples for Alcohol
- Conditions
- Driving Under the Influence
- Registration Number
- NCT00648206
- Lead Sponsor
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
- Brief Summary
This study intends to supply information about the prevalence of psychoactive drugs and alcohol in suspected DUI samples which are suspected of only one of these rather than both drugs and alcohol.
Police samples for suspected DUI samples that have been sent for alcohol analysis or drug analysis only will be screened for drugs and alcohol respectively.
- Detailed Description
There are 3 different possibilities for forensic analysis of suspected driving under the influence samples. Testing for alcohol or drugs only or testing for both alcohol and drugs.
Often if the primary suspicion of the apprehending police officer is of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol then only laboratory analysis concerning that primary suspicion is requested.
The study aims to provide information about those 'missed cases' where only analysis for drugs or alcohol is carried out. Traffic police samples from a 2 week period are to be screened for both drugs and alcohol, even if the primary suspicion is only one of these.
The study is part of the EU-project DRUID. Altogether 13 European countries are participating in DRUID.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 250
- 18 years or older
- driver of a motorised vehicle
- 17 years or younger
- not the driver of a motorised vehicle
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method assessment of both alcohol and drugs in suspected DUI cases 2 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method prevalence of psychoactive substances in the general driving population three years
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
National Public Health Institute
🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland