Psychiatry and Psychology

Driving Under the Influence

Operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs including those prescribed by physicians.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs including those prescribed by physicians.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Drinking and Driving
  • Driving While Intoxicated
  • Drunk Driving
  • Drunken Driving
  • Driving and Drinking
  • Driving, Drunk
  • Driving, Drunken
  • While Intoxicated, Driving

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, physiology, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2016

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Previous Indexing

  • Automobile Driving (1967-2015)

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Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.250.250w
  2. F01.145.263.500w
  3. I01w.880w.735w.223.250w
  4. I03.125w.649w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Driving Under the Influence. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000066448. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000066448
  2. Driving Under the Influence. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_under_the_influence
  3. Driving Under the Influence. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250062