Table 1.
Overall characteristics of drug-induced motor vehicle collisions in the 96 investigated cases that occurred during 2012–2014 in Japan
| Properties | n |
|---|---|
| Driver’s gender | |
| Male | 96 |
| Female | 0 |
| Driver’s age - Range 19–54 | |
| Mean | 30.8 |
| Median | 30 |
| Accident classification | |
| Fatal | 4 |
| Injury | 51 |
| Property damage | 41 |
| Appearance just after the collision | |
| Impaired consciousness | 73 |
| Excited or confused | 16 |
| Unknown | 7 |
| Used (or possessed) substances | |
| One SC | 43 |
| Multiple SCs | 30 |
| SC + cathinones | 14 |
| SC + diphenidines | 6 |
| Diphenidines only | 3 |
| Cathinones only | 0 |
SC synthetic cannabinoid