Cannabis use and driving-related performance in young recreational users: a within-subject randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the legalization of cannabis in Canada, young adults, who are already at risk of automobile crashes, may increase their use of cannabis, which may further increase the risk of crashes. We examined the effects of inhaled cannabis on driving-related performance in healthy 18- to 24-year-old recreational cannabis users.

Methods

In this within-subject randomized study, participants completed tests in the no-cannabis state and at 1, 3 and 5 hours after inhalation of a standard 100-mg dose of cannabis. We then measured performance (in useful-field-of-view and driving-simulation tests) and self-reported perceptions (driving ability and safety, cannabis effects). Repeated-measures analysis of variance (for cannabis effects on continuous performance measures), Cochran

SUBMITTER: Ogourtsova T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6201734 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature