A Simulator Study of the Effects of Alcohol and Marihuana on Driving Behavior
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Extensive research has been conducted on the effects of alcohol on both human behavior and driving capability; and Hurst (3) was able to establish dose response relationships between blood alcohol concentration and accident rate. The research that has been conducted with marihuana has been far less wide spread. We are just beginning to understand its basic effects, and are far from establishing possible dose response relationships. While both drugs are used in combination quite often (4), even less is known about the possible combined effect.
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