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Illegal drugs and prescribed medication affect driving ability to varying degrees.
For general information, refer to CARRS-Q's fact sheets on Drug Driving [PDF, 447KB] and Medication and Driving [PDF, 852KB].
A comparison of the efficacy of two approaches to medication warnings about driving (2009 - in progress)
Community understanding and management of the impact of prescribed drugs on driving and machine operation (2008 - in progress)
Illicit drug use and drug driving among long haul truck drivers: An investigation of behavioural antecedents and viability of deterrence initiatives (2006 - in progress)
Evaluation of the lockout liquor trading hours in Brisbane City and Fortitude Valley (2005 - 2006)
The influence of visible traffic enforcement on the incident of other crime: Implications of intelligence-driven crime prevention (2003 - 2009)
Drug driving random roadside drug testing in north Queensland Project (2003 - 2005)
Recent publications by CARRS-Q researchers include:
Watling, Christopher N. and Palk, Gavan R. and Freeman, James E. and Davey, Jeremy D. (2010) Applying Stafford and Warr’s Reconceptualization of Deterrence Theory to drug driving : can it predict those likely to offend?  Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42(2). pp. 452-458.
Davey, Jeremy D. and Freeman, James E. and Lavelle, Anita L. (2009) Screening for drugs in oral fluid : illicit drug use and drug driving in a sample of urban and regional Queensland motorists. Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 12(4). pp. 311-316.
Buckley, Lisa D. and Sheehan, Mary C. and Chapman, Rebekah L. (2009) Adolescent protective behaviour to reduce drug and alcohol use, alcohol-related harm and interpersonal violence. Journal of Drug Education, 39(3). pp. 289-301.
Davey, Jeremy D. and Freeman, James E. and Palk, Gavan R. and Lavelle, Anita L. (2008) The self-reported impact of legal and non-legal sanctions on drug driving behaviours in Queensland : a study of general motorists and convicted offenders. In: Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2008, 9-12 November 2008, Adelaide, S. Aust.
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