Alcohol and other drug use more prevalent in non-car injuries, shows study

Alcohol and other drug use more prevalent in non-car injuries, shows study

  • Alcohol was the most commonly detected substance (25.1%), followed by cannabinoids, (14.1%), benzodiazepines, (13.4%), amphetamine-type substances (10.9%), opioids (3.8%) and cocaine (2.3%).
  • 61.8% of those injured on Friday and Saturday nights tested positive for alcohol or other drugs.
  • 39.8% of those injured in low falls (falls from standing or a height less than one meter) and 27.6% of those injured in high falls (falls from a height more than one meter) tested positive to alcohol or other drugs. The combined figure was 32.6%.

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