The impact of recreational marijuana commercialization on traumatic injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The medical legalization of marijuana has been shown to result in an increased risk of motor vehicle injuries. In Colorado, commercialization of recreational marijuana (initiation of retail sales) occurred on January 1, 2014, resulting in the rapid proliferation of its availability. The objective of this study was to determine whether the proportion of injured patients testing positive for marijuana and other drugs changed two years before and two years after commercialization of recreational marijuana in Colorado.

Methods

This retrospective multi-institutional cohort study included all patients admitted with a traumatic injury to six trauma centers (three centers in Colorado and three centers in states without permissive marijuana laws) from 2012 to 2015. The pri

SUBMITTER: Chung C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6360194 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature