Role of cannabis in motor vehicle crashes.
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چکیده
The use of c44qatis, jspi$epprep4 throughguf thg world, and in many countries is increasing (1). After alcohol, the most frequently found psychoactive substance in the blood of motorists involved in traffic crashes is cannabis. The very high costs, in human and financial terms. of road traffic crashes underscores the need for a clear understanding of the contribution of cannabis use to the incidence of such crashes. If cannabis were demonstrated to be an independent risk factor for such crashes, then efforts to prevent driving after recent cannabis use could be justified. Evidence accumulated over the last half-century or more has clearly demonstrated the relation between blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the risk of a serious road traffic crash. Significant impairment of driving skills begins at a BAC of about 50 mg/100 ml blood and increases exponentially with increasing BAC (2). This has led to various jurisdictions imposing maximum blood alcohol concentrations for legal driving. However, the relations between driving impairment and blood concentrations of other drugs, including cannabis, have not been so well established, and the legal responses havq varied. The World Health Organization recently convened an Expert Working Group on Health Effects of Cannabis Use. This committee's report states: "fiiere
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Table of Contents Performance Impairment and Risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes after Cannabis Use
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Epidemiologic reviews
دوره 21 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999