Driving After Drug or Alcohol Use: Findings from the 1996 National Household211 Survey on Drug Abuse

摘要

This report contains findings from questions included in the 1996 National211u001eHousehold Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). The data presented describe the 211u001eprevalence and patterns of driving following drug use and/or alcohol use by 211u001e11,847 NHSDA respondents, representing over 166 million drivers age 16 and older 211u001ein the United States. The analysis was limited to those age 16 and older who 211u001ereported driving in the past year and answered the question on whether or not 211u001ethey drive within two hours after substance use. Five percent of drivers, 211u001erepresenting approximately 8.9 million people, reported driving within two hours 211u001eof drug use, with or without alcohol, in the past year. An additional 23 percent 211u001eof drivers, representing approximately 39 million people, reported driving after 211u001ealcohol use only.