2007 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers

2007 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers: Drug ResultsTable 70. AA or NA and Drug Positives, Nighttime (Oral Fluid): “During the past 12 months, haveyou received treatment for your drug or alcohol use in a self-help group such as AlcoholicsAnonymous of Narcotics Anonymous?”N(Unweighted)% Drug Positive(Weighted)Yes 107 18.3%No 5,587 14.5%Total 5,694 14.6%Of daytime drivers who responded to the question, “During the past 12 months, did you ever stayat least overnight in an impatient or residential drug or alcohol treatment program, for example,detox, rehab, a therapeutic community, or a hospital?” less than .5 percent responded “Yes”(Table 71). Of these, approximately 20 percent tested positive for marijuana and nearly 25percent tested positive for more than one drug.Table 71. Inpatient and Drug Class, Daytime (Oral Fluid): “During the past 12 months, did you everstay at least overnight in an impatient or residential drug or alcohol treatment program, forexample, detox, rehab, a therapeutic community, or a hospital?”N(Unweighted)%Antidepressants(Weighted)%Marijuana(Weighted)%Narcotic-Analgesic(Weighted)%Sedatives(Weighted)%Stimulants(Weighted)%Other(Weighted)%>1 Drug Class(Weighted)%Negative(Weighted)Yes 7 0.0% 20.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%24.5% 55.3%No 1,738 0.5% 3.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 0.2% 1.6% 88.8%Total 1,745 0.5% 3.9% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 0.2% 1.6% 88.8%Of the nighttime drivers who were asked the same question, approximately 1 percent responded“Yes” (Table 72). Of those, approximately 14 percent tested positive for marijuana, andapproximately 12 percent tested positive for more than one drug. Although a higher percentageresponded “Yes” to the marijuana item during the day than at night, this difference was notstatistically significant.71