Opinionating difficulties in cases concerning the use of psychoactive agents by traffic participants

In recent years, there has been observed an increasing number of traffic participants being under the influence of drugs or other than alcohol agents that affect the central nervous system. In the period from 1997 until June 2006, 435 blood samples collected from traffic participants suspected of ha...

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Published in:	Archiwum medycyny sądowej i krjminologii Vol. 57; no. 2; p. 210
Main Authors:	Olszowy, Zofia, Albert, Małgorzata, Celiński, Rafał, Kulikowska, Joanna, Rojek, Sebastian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Polish
Published:	Poland 01-04-2007
Subjects:	Academic Medical Centers Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data Alcoholism - diagnosis Central Nervous System Depressants - blood Central Nervous System Stimulants - blood Diagnosis, Differential Expert Testimony - standards Female Forensic Medicine - standards Humans Male Poland - epidemiology Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Substance Abuse Detection - methods Substance-Related Disorders - blood Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis Poland
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Summary:	In recent years, there has been observed an increasing number of traffic participants being under the influence of drugs or other than alcohol agents that affect the central nervous system. In the period from 1997 until June 2006, 435 blood samples collected from traffic participants suspected of having ingested psychoactive agents were examined in the Forensic Medicine Department, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice. Eighty-five blood samples were positive.
ISSN:	0324-8267