Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis: Impact of Combining Toxicology Testing with Field Sobriety Tests.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cannabis is increasingly used both medically and recreationally. With widespread use, there is growing concern about how to identify cannabis-impaired drivers.

Methods

A placebo-controlled randomized double-blinded protocol was conducted to study the effects of cannabis on driving performance. One hundred ninety-one participants were randomized to smoke ad libitum a cannabis cigarette containing placebo or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (5.9% or 13.4%). Blood, oral fluid (OF), and breath samples were collected along with longitudinal driving performance on a simulator (standard deviation of lateral position [SDLP] and car following [coherence]) over a 5-hour period. Law enforcement officers performed field sobriety tests (FSTs) to determine if participants wer

SUBMITTER: Fitzgerald RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10320013 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature