Exploring substance use and impaired driving among adults aged 21 years and older in the United States, 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alcohol- or drug-impaired driving can cause motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and death. Estimates of drug-impaired driving are difficult to obtain. This study explores self-reported prevalence of and factors associated with alcohol, marijuana, and prescription opioid use and impaired driving among adults aged 21 years and older in the United States.

Methods

Self-reported data from 3,383 adults in the 2015 Fall ConsumerStyles survey were analyzed. Respondents were asked about alcohol, marijuana, and prescription opioid use and driving while impaired in the last 30 days. Weighted prevalence estimates were calculated. Prevalence ratios and Poisson log-linear regressions were used to identify factors associated with substance use and impaired driving.

Results

SUBMITTER: Jewett A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341461 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature