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2007 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers

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<strong>2007</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Roadside</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alcohol</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Drug</strong> <strong>Use</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Drivers</strong>: <strong>Drug</strong> ResultsIndividual <strong>Drug</strong> Prevalence in Nighttime Oral Fluid <strong>and</strong>/or BloodResults for drivers who provided oral fluid <strong>and</strong>/or blood yielded an overall drug positiveprevalence estimate <strong>of</strong> 16.3 percent (Table 138). Again, marijuana (8.65%) <strong>and</strong> cocaine (3.92%)were the most frequently encountered drugs. The next most frequently encountered drug wasmethamphetamine (0.84%). Amphetamine was present in 0.45 percent <strong>of</strong> this nighttime driverpopulation. The opioids oxycodone (0.82%) <strong>and</strong> hydrocodone (0.68%) <strong>and</strong> the benzodiazepinealprazolam (0.64%) were the next most frequently encountered drugs in this nighttime driverpopulation. The atypical opioid propoxyphene was present in 0.52% <strong>of</strong> these nighttime drivers.Note, however, as indicated in the introduction <strong>of</strong> this section, the unit <strong>of</strong> analysis in these tablesis individual drug use. Some drivers were positive for more than one drug, thus the sum <strong>of</strong> theindividual drug prevalence estimates exceed the overall prevalence estimates noted earlier in thisreport.105

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