Sentence examples for influence of illicit from inspiring English sources

Driver rehabilitation (DR) is one possible countermeasure for drivers under influence of alcohol (DUI) and drivers under influence of illicit drugs (DUID).

The majority of individuals in our study reported being under the influence of alcohol and approximately half reported being under the influence of illicit drugs, most often cannabis, at the time of offending.

According to the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 10.3 million individuals aged 12 years or older operated a motor vehicle under the influence of illicit drugs in 2011 (SAMHSA [2013]).

At the time of the incident that led to their arrest the majority of participants (males 70%, females 66%) reported being under the influence of alcohol and just over half (males 51%, females 51%) reported being under the influence of illicit drugs, including cannabis (70%), amphetamines (38%) and opioids (20%).

A limitation of this study is that we do not know to what extent participants were under the influence of illicit drugs when completing the personality inventory.

However, since substance abuse co-occurs with several other risk factors for violence, the causal link between substance abuse and violence and the extent to which the acute influence of alcohol, illicit drugs, benzodiazepines, and anabolic androgenic steroids have a triggering effect on violent behavior are more uncertain.

Although many studies have focused on the impact of heroin use on the clinical management of HIV infection [ 6, 7] fewer studies have examined the influence of distinct illicit drug use patterns.

In the USA, the median length of stay in jail is 2 5 days, 32% of prisoners are under the influence of an illicit substance upon arrest and 29% of detainees are released within 48 h.

Worldwide, governments and authorities invest a great amount of money and effort in changing the behaviour of road users not only with respect to the use of seat belts and speed limits but also towards driving under the influence of alcohol, illicit drugs and medicines.

Given public outrage over the accusations that the senior officials and businessmen among them used their power and influence for illicit gain, jail officials have been quick to quash any hint of special treatment.

Numerous studies, such as one published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine in August 2011, point out that the majority of subjects exposed to Tasers in the field were either "under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs, or had psychiatric co-morbidities".