Prevalence of drugs in oral fluid from truck drivers in Brazilian highways
Traffic accidents have reached alarming heights around the world and are causing about 1.25 million deaths per year worldwide. Traffic accidents are the most common cause of death among those aged 15-29 years. The World Health Organization estimates that by 2050 it will be responsible for 2.4 million deaths if no measures are taken [1]. In 2010, the United Nations declared the decade from 2011 to 2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety as an attempt to reduce in half the number of traffic accidents and saving millions of lives [1].
Source: Forensic Science International - Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Henrique Silva Bombana, Hallvard Gjerde, Marcelo Filonzi dos Santos, Ragnhild El én Gjulem Jamt, Mauricio Yonamine, Waldo José Caram Rohlfs, Daniel Romero Muñoz, Vilma Leyton Source Type: research
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