2007 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers

2007 National Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers: Drug ResultsTable 77. Outpatient and Categories, Daytime (Oral Fluid): “Have you ever been admitted to anoutpatient drug or alcohol treatment program, NOT including meetings like AA or NA?”N(Unwtd)%Illegal(Weighted)%Medications(Weighted)% Illegal &Medications(Weighted)%Negative(Weighted)Yes 44 19.9% 18.1% 0.4% 61.6%No 1,754 5.6% 4.6% 0.5% 89.3%Total 1,798 5.9% 4.9% 0.5% 88.8%Of the nighttime drivers who were asked the same question, nearly 3 percent responded “Yes”(Table 78), and approximately 36 percent of those were drug positive, with nearly 25 percenttesting positive for “Illegal” drugs. Although that percentage was higher for nighttime driversthan for daytime drivers, there was no statistical difference in the number of people testingpositive for “Illegal” drugs between daytime and nighttime.Table 78. Outpatient and Categories, Nighttime (Oral Fluid): “Have you ever been admitted to anoutpatient drug or alcohol treatment program, NOT including meetings like AA or NA?”N(Unwtd)%Illegal(Weighted)%Medications(Weighted)% Illegal &Medications(Weighted)%Negative(Weighted)Yes 159 24.9% 10.0% 1.2% 63.9%No 5,541 10.3% 2.9% 0.9% 85.9%Total 5,700 10.5% 3.1% 0.9% 85.5%Of daytime drivers who responded to the question, “During the past 12 months, have youreceived treatment for your drug or alcohol use in a self-help group such as AA or NA?”approximately 1 percent responded “Yes” (Table 79). Of these, the most prevalent drug classwas narcotic-analgesic (23.3%).Table 79. AA, NA and Classes, Daytime (Oral Fluid): “During the past 12 months, have youreceived treatment for your drug or alcohol use in a self-help group such as AA or NA?”N(Unweighted)%Antidepressants(Weighted)%Marijuana(Weighted)%Narcotic-Analgesic(Weighted)%Sedatives(Weighted)%Stimulants(Weighted)%Other(Weighted)%>1 Drug Class(Weighted)%Negative(Weighted)Yes 17 2.1% 17.7% 23.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 56.9%No 1,778 0.4% 3.9% 1.5% 1.7% 1.6% 0.2% 1.6% 89.1%Total 1,795 0.4% 4.0% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 0.2% 1.6% 88.8%74