Published Online: Jul 27, 2019
Page range: 71 - 77
Received: Jan 31, 2019
Accepted: Apr 03, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2019-0010
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Traffic medicine is an important part within the scope of concerns of forensic medicine. We are dealing with consequences of traffic accidents – fatal or survived – but this problem overlaps the borders of our specialization. Sustained injuries are the focus of various fields of medicine and in combination with alcohol and illicit drugs abuse this issue is growing. The following review has an ambition to bring more light into the problem concerning the effect of alcohol and cannabis (which is the most common illicit drug used worldwide) on driving abilities.