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Auteur R. B. VOAS |
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Article : Périodique
J. C. FELL ; M. SCHERER ; S. THOMAS ; R. B. VOAS |ENGLISH: OBJECTIVE: Over the last two decades, many states have adopted several of the 20 laws that aim to control youth access to and possession of alcohol and prevent underage drinking in the United States. However, many of these laws have no[...]![]()
Congrès
R. B. VOAS ; TIPETTS A.S. ; HEMMANS R.A. | 1993FRANÇAIS : 72 heures de cours, 12 évaluations sur 3 mois et un test répertoriant 216 comportements et signes physiologiques, constituent la formation que reçoivent les policiers choisis parmi les meilleurs éléments, et qui deviendront experts d[...]![]()
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Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship of drunk and drugged driving to the occurrence of fatal crashes associated with speeding, failure to obey/yield, inattention, and seat belt nonuse. Method: We examined data for fat[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine (a) whether among sober (blood alcohol concentration [BAC] = .00%) drivers, being drug positive increases the drivers' risk of being killed in a fatal crash; (b) whether among drinking (BAC >[...]![]()
Périodique
B. A. MILLER ; C. D. M. FURR-HOLDEN ; R. B. VOAS ; K. BRIGHT | 2005ENGLISH : This article explores the prevalence of drug and alcohol use and related risks by attendees at electronic music dance events (EMDEs) in club settings. From six events located on the East and West Coasts, anonymous data were collected[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
Environmental prevention strategies in club settings where music and dance events are featured could provide an important new arena for the prevention of drug use and other risky behaviours (e.g. sexual risk taking, intoxication and drug use, ag[...]![]()
Congrès
SHINAR D. ; R. B. VOAS ; LANGSTON E.A. ; TIPETTS A.S. | 1993FRANÇAIS : Les 3 points fondamentaux de cette formation sont : savoir administrer le test, enregistrer correctement les résultats et interpréter correctement ceux-ci. On observe à l'évaluation que les "experts" sont davantage capables de reconn[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
B. A. MILLER ; H. F. BYRNES ; A. BRANNER ; M. JOHNSON ; R. B. VOAS |Objective: This article examines effects of the social group on individual alcohol and drug use upon entry and exit from the club. Based on collected biological measurements of alcohol and other drug use, this study explores whether social group[...]![]()
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Despite the adverse effects associated with marijuana abuse and dependence, marijuana is becoming more common-place in activities such as driving. Previous literature has discussed the high rates of cocaine, opioid and benzodiazepine use among u[...]![]()
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K. KYPRI ; R. B. VOAS ; J. D. LANGLEY ; S. C. STEPHENSON ; D. J. BEGG ; A. S. TIPPETTS ; DAVIE G. S. |OBJECTIVES: In 1999, New Zealand lowered the minimum purchasing age for alcohol from 20 to 18 years. We tested the hypothesis that this increased traffic crash injuries among 15- to 19-year-olds. METHODS: Poisson regression was used to compute i[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
K. KYPRI ; L. WOLFENDEN ; M. HUTCHESSON ; J. D. LANGLEY ; R. B. VOAS |Background: In 2005 a Bill was introduced to the New Zealand parliament to increase the alcohol minimum purchasing age (MPA) from 18 to 20 years and submissions were invited from interested parties. We sought to characterise and critique the arg[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: This study used a pre- to post-design to evaluate the influence on drinking-and-driving fatal crashes of 6 laws directed at youth aged 20 and younger and 4 laws targeting all drivers. METHODS: Data on the laws were drawn from the A[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
C. D. M. FURR-HOLDEN ; R. B. VOAS ; J. LACEY ; E. ROMANO ; K. JONES |AIMS. The objective of this study was to establish the extent of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) among drivers at risk for alcohol-related crashes. The prevalence of drivers with AUDs on US roads on weekend evenings when alcohol-related crashes are[...]![]()
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Background: Various national surveys suggest that cannabis use is rising nationally and many States have passed legislation that has potential to increase usage even further. This presents a problem for public roadways, as research suggests that[...]![]()
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AIMS. To describe a proposed national model for controlling the risk presented by offenders convicted of driving while impaired (DWI) and promoting behavioral change to reduce future recidivism. SETTING. Traditional methods of controlling the ri[...]