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ArticleBMC public health2020

Associations between psychoactive substance use and sensation seeking behavior among drivers in Norway.

Ragnhild E G Jamt, Hallvard Gjerde, Håvard Furuhaugen, Giovanni Romeo, Vigdis Vindenes, Jan G Ramaekers, Stig T Bogstrand

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Article in BMC public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ragnhild E G JamtDepartment of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950, Nydalen, N-0424, Oslo, Norway. rmraej@ous-hf.no.
Hallvard GjerdeDepartment of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950, Nydalen, N-0424, Oslo, Norway.
Håvard FuruhaugenDepartment of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950, Nydalen, N-0424, Oslo, Norway.
Giovanni RomeoDepartment of Biostatistics, Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Vigdis VindenesDepartment of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950, Nydalen, N-0424, Oslo, Norway.
Jan G RamaekersDepartment of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Stig T BogstrandDepartment of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, P.O. Box 4950, Nydalen, N-0424, Oslo, Norway.
Oslo University Hospital · NOUniversity of Oslo · NOMaastricht University · NL

Funding

Helse- og Omsorgsdepartementet B-nummer: 13310Norwegian Directorate of Health 1220jalNorwegian Ministry of Transport and Communication 15/3734Statens vegvesen 15/240217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimDrug use and risky driving is associated with sensation seeking. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between use of psychoactive substances and levels of the sensation seeking personality trait as measured with the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale 4 among drivers in Norway.

methodA cross-sectional design was applied to estimate the association between psychoactive substance use and sensation seeking behavior. Drivers in normal traffic were included in two roadside surveys: one in the north (September 2014 - October 2015) and the other in the south-east of Norway (April 2016 - April 2017). Oral fluid was analyzed for alcohol and psychoactive drugs, and data on sex, age and time of participation were recorded. Participants filled in the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale 4 questionnaire.

resultsA total of 8053 drivers were included, of which 32% were women and 62% were under 40 years. The prevalence of alcohol was 0.3%, stimulants 0.6%, tetrahydrocannabinol 1.4%, benzodiazepines and/or z-hypnotics 2.0% and polydrug use 0.6%. Associations were found between the use of tetrahydrocannabinol or benzodiazepines and/or z-hypnotics and a low score on the "thrill and adventure seeking" domain of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale 4 (OR = 1.723, 95% C.I. = 1.001-2.966). Associations were also found between the use of stimulants and the highest scores on the "experience seeking" (OR = 2.085, 95% C.I. = 1.084-4.009) and "disinhibition" (OR = 4.791, 95% C.I. =1.748-13.135) domains of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale 4. No associations were found between sensation seeking behavior and alcohol or polydrug use.

conclusionA high degree of sensation seeking was found among drivers who had used stimulating drugs, in contrast to drives who had used tetrahydrocannabinol and benzodiazepines and/or z-hypnotics who showed a low degree of sensation seeking. The combination of sensation seeking behavior and the use of stimulants might lead to increased risky behavior and thus traffic crashes.

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Risk-TakingSensationAccidents, TrafficAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDriving Under the InfluenceFemaleHumansMaleNorwayPsychotropic DrugsSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesPsychotropic DrugsAccidentsDriving under the influence (DUI)Psychoactive substancesSensation seeking

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