The Consumption of Psychoactive Substances in Transportation: An Analysis of Modal Regulations in Argentina

Abstract

This paper presents preliminary findings from the study Consumption of Psychoactive Substances in Transportation (CoSuTra). This study was initiated by the National Directorate of Accident Evaluation and Monitoring of the Transportation Safety Board (JST, Argentina) and the Argentine Drug Observatory (OAD) of the Secretariat of Comprehensive Drug Policies of Argentina (SEDRONAR).

The nationwide study aims to investigate alcohol and other psychoactive substance (PSA) use among frontline workers across the four modes of the Argentine transportation system: aviation, motor, railway, and maritime, river, and lake transport.