TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Motor vehicle collision risk and driving under the influence of cannabis: evidence from adolescents in Atlantic Canada
JO  - Accident analysis and prevention
A1  - Asbridge, Mark
A1  - Poulin, C.
A1  - Donato, Anthony
SP  - 1025
EP  - 1034
VL  - 37
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: Employing a sample of 6087 senior students in Atlantic Canada, this paper examines the relationship between driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) and motor vehicle collision (MVC) risk. A series of models were analyzed adjusting for demographic characteristics, driver experience, and substance use. METHODS:: Participants were drawn from the 2002/2003 Student Drug Use Survey in the Atlantic Provinces, an anonymous cross-sectional survey of adolescent students in the Atlantic provinces of Canada. Logistic regression techniques were employed in the analysis of unadjusted and adjusted models. RESULTS:: Among senior students, the prevalence of DUIC in the past year was 15.1% while the prevalence of MVCs was 8.1%. The predictors of DUIC were gender, driver experience, use of a fake ID, and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA). The predictors of MVC were gender, driver experience, DUIC, and DUIA. CONCLUSIONS:: These findings extend our knowledge of DUIC as a socio-legal and public health issue with implications on road safety. Effort must be placed on educating new drivers about cannabis use in the context of driving.      Keyword: Cannabis impaired driving
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-4575
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2005.05.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -