Drug-impaired Driving
Conditions
Keywords
driving under the influence of drugs, on-site oral fluid screening devices, checklist
Brief summary
This research includes the evaluation of a checklist and on-site screening devices to pre-select drivers suspected of being drug-impaired. The reliability of a limited number of promising on-site screening devices will be investigated. The devices tested will have to be promising regarding both reliability and practicality. In addition to the scientific evaluation of the checklist and the oral fluid screening devices, the time consumption of the selection procedure as a whole (checklist + oral fluid screening) will be evaluated. Outcome of the study will be recommendations for the roadside selection procedure of drivers suspected of drug-related impairment. The recommendations will concentrate on the reliability of the selection procedure. The study is part of an EU project DRUID. Two other countries in Europe take part to this study along with Finland.
Interventions
DEVICEOn-site oral fluid screening devices
Comparison of screening device results to oral and/or blood sample results
BEHAVIORALChecklist: drug recognition expert
Correlation of drug recognition expert observations to findings for drugs in non-suspected/suspected cases
Sponsors
Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa
European Commission
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Drivers of motorised vehicles * 18 years or older * Willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
* Younger than 18 * Not willing to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| scientific evaluation of the on-site oral fluid screening devices | three years |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| evaluation on the police checklist | three years |
| the time consumption of the selection procedure as a whole (checklist + oral fluid screening) | three years |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed