Frequent marijuana use and driving risk behaviours in Canadian youth

Paediatrics & Child Health
Bonnie LeadbeaterJeffrey R Brubacher

Abstract

A better understanding of the relations between patterns of marijuana use and driving risks in young adulthood is needed. Secondary analyses of self-report data from the Victoria Healthy Youth Survey. Youth (baseline ages 12 to 18; N=662; 52% females) were interviewed biannually (on six occasions) from 2003 to 2013 and classified as abstainers (i.e., used no marijuana in past 12 months), occasional users (i.e., used at most once per week), and frequent users (i.e., used more than once a week). In the frequent user group, 80% of males and 75% of females reported 'being in a car driven by driver (including themselves) using marijuana or other drugs in the last 30 days', 64% of males and 33% of females reported that they were 'intoxicated' with marijuana while operating a vehicle and 50% of males and 42% of females reported being in a car driven by a driver using alcohol. In addition, 28% of occasional users and also a small proportion of abstainers reported 'being in a car driven by a driver using marijuana or other drugs in the last 30 days'. The high frequency of driving risk behaviours, particularly for frequent users, suggest that plans for legalization of recreational use should anticipate the costs of preventive education e...Continue Reading

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Dec 5, 2018·International Journal of Psychology : Journal International De Psychologie·Megan E AmesKara Thompson
Jun 14, 2019·Traffic Injury Prevention·Paweena SukhawathanakulBonnie Leadbeater
Jun 26, 2020·Paediatrics & Child Health·Jeff R BrubacherJohn A Staples

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