Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
To Catch a Drug
October 2022
Series
NIJ communications assistant Josh Mondoro explores novel psychoactive substances with NIJ scientist Frances Scott. She explains what NPSs are, current research in the field, and the practical impact of this research for law enforcement and policymakers.
Marijuana Intoxication: Roadside Tool for Law Enforcement to Measure Impaired Peripheral Vision
15PNIJ-22-GG-04417-RESS
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2022
$595,000
Aptamer-Based Oral Fluid Testing Device for Roadside Screening of Recent Marijuana Use in Drivers
15PNIJ-22-GG-04440-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$359,373
Development of a colorimetric breath analyzer for THC
15PNIJ-22-GG-04437-RESS
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2022
$170,834
Reports of Adverse Events Associated with Use of Novel Psychoactive Substances, 2017–2020: A Review
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The ROI from Reducing Turnaround Time for Processing DUI: Drug Cases
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Impact of Ambiguity-induced Error in Offender Decision-making: Evidence from the Field
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Can novel 'swift-certain-fair' programs work outside of pioneering jurisdictions? An analysis of 24/7 Sobriety in Montana, USA
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Randomized Sanctions To Reduce Re-offense Among Repeat Impaired-Driving Offenders
Date Published
2007
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
Quantification of fentanyl analogs in oral fluid using LC-QTOF-MS
Date Published
July 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Cannabis Legalization and the Policing of Boating Under the Influence in the State of Washington: Exploratory Research on Marine Officers’ Perceptions
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Law Enforcement Perceptions of Cannabis Legalization Effects on Policing: Challenges of Major Policy Change Implementation at the Street Level
Date Published
October 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Eutylone Intoxications-An Emerging Synthetic Stimulant in Forensic Investigations
Date Published
August 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Breath Measurements of Acute Cannabis Use (BACE): Towards Reliable Determination of Recent Use
DJO-NIJ-22-RO-0003
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$1,450,809
A Cooperative-binding Split Aptamer Assay for Rapid, Specific and Ultra-sensitive Fluorescence Detection of Cocaine in Saliva
Date Published
2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Oral Fluid and Drug Impairment: Pairing Toxicology with Drug Recognition Expert Observations
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Using Sesame Seed Oil to Preserve and Preconcentrate Cannabinoids for Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Technologies to Enhance Observation, Documentation, and Training for Driving Under the Influence
Date Published
February 2021
Agencies
NIJ
Technologies to Enhance Observation, Documentation, and Training for Driving Under the Influence
Date Published
February 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Field Sobriety Tests and THC Levels Unreliable Indicators of Marijuana Intoxication
Date Published
April 5, 2021
Researchers investigated how marijuana affects skills required for safe driving and found that biofluid levels of THC did not correlate with field sobriety test performance or marijuana intoxication, regardless of how the cannabis was ingested.
Drug-Impaired Driving: NIJ-Sponsored Panel Points to Priority Needs for Addressing Complex Enforcement Challenges
Date Published
April 2021
Agencies
NIJ
Field Sobriety Tests and THC Levels Unreliable Indicators of Marijuana Intoxication
Date Published
April 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ