Cannabis-related driving and passenger behaviours among high school students: a cross-sectional study using survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many youth report driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) and riding with a cannabis-impaired driver (RWCD), and many perceive that cannabis causes limited impairment. We examined associations of perceived risk of regular cannabis use with DUIC and RWCD, exploring differences by sex and rural setting.

Methods

In a cross-sectional study, we examined DUIC and RWCD among high school students in grades 11 and 12 who participated in the 2016-2017 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey. Private and public schools across 9 Canadian provinces were included. New Brunswick and the 3 territories were not included. Multinomial logistic regression models generated adjusted and unadjusted models for the associations.

Results

A total of 52 103 students

SUBMITTER: Carpino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721252 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature