Sedative-Hypnotics Are Widely Abused by Drivers Apprehended for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs

Abstract

There were very few cases in our study population where the positive sedative-hypnotic finding could have been due to appropriate medical use. The extremely prevalent concomitant use of other psychoactive drugs and the high median serum concentrations of the studied sedative-hypnotics suggest their widespread abuse among apprehended drivers.