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Drug use by fatally injured drivers in Canada (2000-2008) : Consommation de drogues des conducteurs mortellement blessés au Canada (2000-2008)

7 Dec 2011

Following nearly three decades of progress on the alcohol-crash problem, safety advocates, policy-makers, legislators and enforcement agencies have begun to express greater concern about the use of drugs by drivers. Although the misuse of drugs has long been considered a major social problem, the acute and devastating consequences of driving while under the influence of drugs has only recently come to the forefront as a public safety issue.
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Authors

Beasley, Erin E

Pages
28
Published in
Canada

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