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Use of Prescription Opioids and Initiation of Fatal 2-Vehicle Crashes

Author(s) -

Stanford Chihuri,

Guohua Li

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.8081

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , poison control , injury prevention , crash , opioid overdose , emergency medicine , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , suicide prevention , opioid , medical emergency , pharmacology , (+) naloxone , receptor , computer science , programming language

Key Points Question In fatal 2-vehicle crashes, is driver use of prescription opioids associated with increased risk of being culpable of initiating the crashes? Findings In this study of 36 642 drivers involved in 18 321 fatal 2-vehicle crashes, prescription opioid use as indicated by toxicological testing results was associated with a significantly increased risk of crash initiation, due in large part to failure to keep in proper lane. Meaning Use of prescription opioids by drivers is increasingly implicated as a contributory cause in fatal motor vehicle crashes.

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