Abstract: A number of difficult questions underlie the topic of performance impairment by alcohol and drugs. This paper addresses some of these questions. It begins with a discussion of Research Directions: Who Needs It? Among the answers to that question, the following are examined: law enforcement; the criminal justice system; the workplace; legislators and regulatory agencies; and citizens. A second question addressed is Research Directions: What Do We Know Already? Examined in this context are the literature documenting the body of knowledge about alcohol and drugs, and the substances, specifically alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, narcotic analgesics, and prescription drugs. In conclusion, it is pointed out that the body of knowledge in 1992 about alcohol and drug effects on performance varies by substance from extensive and/or adequate to scattered and incomplete, having grown sporadically, without design, in response to a mixed bag of needs to know. It is concluded that a consensus recommendation for research will not be easily reached, and that perhaps the objective should be a direction and a strategy to facilitate more systematic research.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
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