PMID- 35589282
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220523
LR  - 20220612
IS  - 1879-1247 (Electronic)
IS  - 0022-4375 (Linking)
VI  - 81
DP  - 2022 Jun
TI  - A study into the nature and extent of drug driving recidivism in Queensland 
      (Australia).
PG  - 116-122
LID - S0022-4375(22)00021-4 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jsr.2022.02.003 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: While research has reported on overall prevalence rates of drug 
      driving, the extent of recidivist offending has yet to be explored. The objective 
      of this research was to examine recidivistic behaviors detected through Roadside 
      Drug Testing (RDT) in Queensland (between December 2007 and June 2020), with a 
      focus on: Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), 3,4-Methylenedioxymethylamphetamine 
      (MDMA), and methamphetamine (MA). METHOD: Data were provided by the Queensland 
      Police Service, and contained information on positive drug detections that were 
      confirmed via laboratory analysis. RESULTS: The analyses revealed 50,442 unique 
      offenders with a total of 67,727 offenses, as 25% (N = 12,490) of all offenders 
      had been apprehended more than once (ranging from 2 to 11 offences). MA use was 
      more common among recidivist offenders, whereas THC was more common for those 
      with one offense. On average, the days between offenses decreased with increases 
      in offense number. CONCLUSIONS: The findings provide evidence for the extent of 
      drug driving recidivism on Queensland roads. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: To deter 
      recidivists and the greater motorist population from drug driving, there is need 
      for greater resources dedicated to RDT to increase both the perceived and real 
      likelihood of detection.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2022 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Mills, Laura
AU  - Mills L
AD  - Road Safety Research Collaboration, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy 
      Downs Dr, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia. Electronic address: 
      lmills1@usc.edu.au.
FAU - Freeman, James
AU  - Freeman J
AD  - Road Safety Research Collaboration, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy 
      Downs Dr, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia.
FAU - Davey, Jeremy
AU  - Davey J
AD  - Road Safety Research Collaboration, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy 
      Downs Dr, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20220217
PL  - United States
TA  - J Safety Res
JT  - Journal of safety research
JID - 1264241
RN  - 7J8897W37S (Dronabinol)
SB  - IM
MH  - Australia
MH  - *Automobile Driving
MH  - Dronabinol
MH  - Humans
MH  - Queensland
MH  - *Recidivism
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Drug driving
OT  - Queensland
OT  - Recidivism
OT  - Roadside drug testing
COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known 
      competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared 
      to influence the work reported in this paper.
EDAT- 2022/05/20 06:00
MHDA- 2022/05/24 06:00
CRDT- 2022/05/19 21:05
PHST- 2021/06/15 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/09/14 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/02/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/05/19 21:05 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/05/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/05/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0022-4375(22)00021-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jsr.2022.02.003 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Safety Res. 2022 Jun;81:116-122. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2022.02.003. Epub 2022 Feb 
      17.