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Driving Under the Influence of Illegal Drugs:  2002 Update

The NSDUH Report:  Drugged Driving, 2002 Update

Highlights:

  • In 2002, about 11 million persons aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illegal drugs during the past year.  That is, 31 percent of past year illicit drug users were under the influence of illegal drugs while driving at least once in the past year ("drugged driving").  This report provides the drugged driving rates by gender, race/ethnicity, geographic locations, county type, current employment, and educational level. 
  • The 21 year olds were more likely than any other age group to drive under the influence of illegal drugs in the past year.
  • Among adults aged 26 to 49, those who were unemployed were more likely than full or part time workers to report driving under the influence of illegal drugs during the past year.

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This Short Report, The NSDUH Report:  Drugged Driving, 2002 Update,  is based on SAMHSA's  National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.   SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.

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