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The Victorian Legislative Framework for the Random Testing Drivers at the Roadside for the Presence of Illicit Drugs: An Evaluation of the Characteristics of Drivers Detected from 2004 to 2006

Martin Boorman Traffic Drug and Alcohol Section, Technical Unit, Victoria Police, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia; Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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Katherine Owens Ipsos-Eureka Social Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Pages 16-22 | Received 12 Aug 2008, Accepted 10 Oct 2008, Published online: 20 Feb 2009

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