The objective of this deliverable is to summarize the main DRUID results and to extract relevant information for different target groups. Part I. discusses the theory of risk communication. Part II. summarizes the main DRUID results and Part III. presents the derived extraction per target group. Part I. describes the theoretic frame of risk communication in a broader perspective (definitions and communication theory, risk communication and sources for patients, managing risk communication related to driving with impairing substances, risk management framework and risk acceptability). Furthermore, it tries to answer the question on how effective are pictograms in communicating risk to patients who drive under the influence of medicines? Two studies are presented which evaluated different pictograms for risk communication with patients (a triangle and a rating pictogram on medicines and driving, each one using 4 different categories, ranging from no or negligible influence to major influence on fitness to drive). The results of these studies show that both pictograms were effective in communicating risk. Those who participated in the studies were able to recognize and understand the risk of driving under the influence of medicines and have shown their intention to change their driving behaviour by driving less frequently. In both studies, the rating pictogram was preferred over the triangle pictogram. Part II. presents an overview of the main DRUID results derived from the available DRUID deliverables (status 07.09.2011). It is separated into two subchapters: problem situation (mainly DRUID WP1-2) and countermeasures (mainly DRUID WP3-7). Eight overview boxes were produced to summarize the most relevant information per topic: • Alcohol; • Illicit drugs; • Psychoactive medicines; • Enforcement; • Classification; • Rehabilitation; • Withdrawal (of driving license); • Guidelines/risk communication). Within Part III., the most relevant issues from Part I. and Part II. were extracted for each target group: (1) general public, (2) drivers as patients, (3) young drivers, (4) physicians and pharmacists and (5) policy makers on EU and national level. (Author/publisher) This document is available at https://www.bast.de/Druid/EN/Home/home_node.html
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