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. 1983 Jun 25;1(13):612-5.
doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136248.x.

Incidence of drug and alcohol intake in road traffic accident victims

J Vine, T R Watson

Incidence of drug and alcohol intake in road traffic accident victims

J Vine et al. Med J Aust. .

Abstract

The analysis of 425 samples of blood, taken from people killed in motor vehicle accidents, showed that drugs were present in about 10% of samples, whereas alcohol was present in 51%. All drugs identified were available on prescription, and the most commonly found drug was diazepam.

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