TY  - CONF
A1  - Knoche, Anja
T1  - Per se limits - recommendations for defining cut-off values for psychoactive substance use in traffic
N2  - The DRUID expert consensus established recommendations on how to define limits for psychoactive substance use in traffic. The European DRUID project established a group of experts who are members of national working groups for defining analytical and/or risk thresholds. This group evaluated the results of DRUID, scientific literature and the experience of representatives of several EU Member States and Norway in determining cut-off levels. 1. Cut-offs should be defined for the most frequently used psychoactive substances; 2. In order to achieve compliance of the population towards cut-off regulations, they should be clear and comprehensible, pointing out the risks when used in traffic; 3. Thus, the definition of cut-offs should be based on current scientific knowledge; 4. The lowest substance concentration exerting an effect on driving should be preferred instead of the lowest limit of quantification/ detection; 5. For all psychoactive substances including alcohol, the same risk should be accepted. When a country intends to determine per se cut-off levels, several considerations have to be taken into account. From a scientific point of view, the same risk should be anticipated for all psychoactive substances including alcohol. Nevertheless, every cut-off discussion should address the question if the DRUID approach, to determine risk thresholds equivalent to alcohol limits, is feasible for the respective case.
KW  - Blutalkoholgehalt
KW  - Europa
KW  - Gesetzesdurchführung
KW  - Gesetzgebung
KW  - Grenzwert
KW  - Blood alcohol content
KW  - Enforcement (law)
KW  - Europe
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Limit
Y1  - 2013
UR  - https://bast.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1529
N1  - Volltext unter: http://www.icadtsinternational.com/documents/?category=20th_T2013_Brisbane
ER  -