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ORS: Driving Under the Influence-Drug Toxicology

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The Office of Research and Statistics (ORS) offers this dashboard to show trends for screenings, positive results, and polydrug toxicology, or drug testing results that show individuals tested positive for more than one drug. DUI cases that matched with a drug toxicology report are shown in this dashboard. DUI cases without a corresponding toxicology match may reflect suspect testing refusals or limitations with data linking methods used. See the table below for the rates of toxicology matches per year and the toxicology levels in court proceedings.

The Drug Toxicology visualization also displays trends for drug categories based on the Drug Recognition Expert categories and Fatality Analysis Reporting System. See also the Drug Recognition Expert Categories and Schedule of Drugs.

Toxicology Matches and Levels

The rates of toxicology matches per year:

Year

DUI Case Filings with Any Toxicology Report Match

DUI Case Filings with Alcohol Screening

DUI Case Filings with Cannabis Screening

DUI Case Filings with Drug Screening

2016

65%

58%

15%

13%

2017

66%

60%

18%

11%

2018

63%

58%

19%

12%

2019

61%60%23%21%

Important toxicology levels in court proceedings:

Drug

Per se limit prohibiting driving at this toxicology level

Permissible Inference level of impairment

Alcohol

0.08 Breath/Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)

0.05 BAC

Cannabis

N/A

5 ng/mL of Delta-9 THC, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis