{"id":457,"date":"2015-05-12T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/?p=457"},"modified":"2018-07-06T10:19:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T14:19:08","slug":"need-for-speed-truckers-using-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/need-for-speed-truckers-using-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Need for Speed: Truckers Using Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Imagine long nights on the highway by yourself. You\u2019ve got nothing but road and sky ahead of you, and you\u2019re alone with your thoughts. For some, this might sound like paradise. For others, long lonely hours take a toll and they look for ways to entertain themselves on the road. They seek a way to fill that void. Although we all know that truckers using drugs or alcohol and driving is the road to disaster, that doesn\u2019t mean it doesn\u2019t happen. Depending on what they\u2019re under the influence of, they can be sleepy motorists who may just turn their drive into a dangerous snooze cruise. They could also become aggressive and agitated. Both are illegal and both can put both drivers and civilians at risk. However, according to a research from 2013, drugs using drugs and driving happens way more than you think.<\/p>\n

Statistics on Truckers Using Drugs<\/h2>\n

One study <\/a>suggests that truck drivers are engaging in the use of amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol in frightening numbers. The study was conducted internationally through mostly surveys. However, researchers also gathered results from drug testing their participants. The results were hard to believe:<\/p>\n