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Cannabis-impaired driving and Canadian youth

Author(s) -

Jeffrey R. Brubacher,

Herbert Chan,

John A. Staples

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

paediatrics and child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1918-1485

pISSN - 1205-7088

DOI - 10.1093/pch/pxaa017

Subject(s) - cannabis , injury prevention , poison control , effects of cannabis , driving under the influence , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , crash , psychology , young adult , motor vehicle crash , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , developmental psychology , computer science , cannabidiol , programming language

Acute cannabis use results in inattention, delayed information processing, impaired coordination, and slowed reaction time. Driving simulator studies and epidemiologic analyses suggest that cannabis use increases motor vehicle crash risk. How much concern should we have regarding cannabis associated motor vehicle collision risks among younger drivers? This article summarizes why young, inexperienced drivers may be at a particularly high risk of crashing after using cannabis. We describe the epidemiology of cannabis use among younger drivers, why combining cannabis with alcohol causes significant impairment and why cannabis edibles may pose a heightened risk to traffic safety. We provide recommendations for clinicians counselling younger drivers about cannabis use and driving.

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