Effects of psychoactive chemicals on commercial driver health and performance
Subtitle: stimulants, hypnotics, nutritional, and other supplements
By: authors, Gerald P. Krueger and Howard M. Leaman ; principal contractor, Gene Bergoffen ; with contributions from Daniel Murray and Racquel Pickett .
Contributors: Leaman, Howard M.; Bergoffen, Gene; Murray, Daniel C.; Pickett, Racquel; National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (U.S.); United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Series: CTBSSP synthesis -- 19
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9780309143226
Subjects: Risk analysis; Health and hygiene; Truck drivers; Commercial drivers; Professional motor vehicle drivers; Bus drivers
Other titles: Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program
Description: TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 19: Effects of psychoactive chemicals on commercial driver health and performance: stimulants, hypnotics, nutritional, and other supplements provides information to assist the commercial transportation safety community and the FMCSA in addressing issues involving the proliferation and availability of numerous chemical substances available to and sometimes used by commercial drivers.
Notes: "A synthesis of safety practice."

Includes bibliographical references.

Research sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration CTBSSP project MC-19
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Introduction; title: Ch. 2. Research issues regarding psychoactive chemicals; title: Ch. 3. Hypnotics and sleep-promoting compounds; title: Ch. 4. Stimulants and alertness-enhancing compounds; title: Ch. 5. Supplements : nutritional, herbal, energy boosters, dietary, and health foods; title: Ch. 6. Medications and commercial driver medical certification : report on a survey of medical examiners of commercial drivers; title: Ch. 7. Motor carrier policies on driver use of chemical substances; title: Ch. 8. Synthesis conclusions and discussion.