Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between illicit drug and alcohol use, problem drinking, and road rage. Particular attention is devoted to the association between these behaviors and frequent involvement in road rage activities. The data are taken from the 2002 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Monitor, a representative telephone survey with a sample of 2421 adults aged 18 and older in Ontario. A cluster analysis was performed and analysis of variance procedures were used to test for group differences. The cluster analysis revealed five distinct groups involved in various types of road rage behavior. Frequent road ragers, accounting for 5.3% of the sample, were involved in the most severe forms of road rage behavior and were most likely (24%) to report problem drinking and past year cannabis (23.8%), cocaine (5.4%), and ecstasy (10%) use. These data indicate that illicit drug use and alcohol problems are significantly greater for those involved in the most serious forms of road rage behavior. Further work is needed to identify the mechanisms by which illicit drug use and problem drinking are linked to road rage.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 169-175 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Drug and Alcohol Dependence |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), as well as a grant from AUTO21, a member of the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) programme that is administered and funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), in partnership with Industry Canada, project B04-BBB.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Pharmacology (medical)
