A PILOT-STUDY OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG-RELATED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DEATHIN 2 JAMAICAN PARISHES, 1991

This study is a preliminary effort to document the role of drugs in mo tor vehicle accidents as it examines the presence of alcohol, marijuan a and cocaine in blood samples of thirty-one motor vehicle fatalities. The study identified that males (90.3%) and pedestrians (41.9%) were killed most often. Evidence of alcohol intake was found in 77.5% of th e fatalities and 35.5% had alcohol levels above the legal acceptable l imits. Traces of marijuana were found in 22.5% and a combination of al cohol and marijuana in 22.5% of the victims.