Detecting Alcohol and Illicit Drugs in Oral Fluid Samples Collected from Truck Drivers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil - Concepedia

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Detecting Alcohol and Illicit Drugs in Oral Fluid Samples Collected from Truck Drivers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

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2013

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Maurı́cio Yonamine, Lívia Rentas Sanches, Beatriz Aparecida Passos Bismara Paranhos, Rafael Menck de Almeida, Gabriel Andreuccetti, Vilma Leyton

Traffic Injury Prevention

Abstract

This research provides evidence that not only alcohol but also illicit drug use is a real problem among professional drivers. The use of these substances should be controlled to better promote safe driving conditions on Brazilian roads.

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