TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Road traffic injury risk from alcohol and cannabis use among emergency department patients in Argentina JO - Revista panamericana de salud publica A1 - Conde, Karina A1 - Peltzer, Raquel Ines A1 - Gimenez, Paula Victoria A1 - Salomón, Tomás A1 - Suarez, Gabriel A1 - Monteiro, Maristela A1 - Cherpitel, Cheryl J. A1 - Cremonte, Mariana SP - e116 EP - e116 VL - 46 IS - N2 - OBJECTIVE: To report the risk from alcohol, cannabis, and their combined use for non-fatal road traffic injuries for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.

METHODS: Risk was estimated using the case-crossover method. Participants (N= 306) were injured patients from an emergency department in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

RESULTS: Alcohol use (OR= 6.78, CI 95% 3.75-12.25) as well as combined alcohol and cannabis use (OR= 7.05, CI 95% 1.16-42.73) significantly increased the risk of a road traffic injuries. Alcohol use increased the risk in both, women (OR= 8.87, CI 95% 2.69-29.21) and men (OR= 6.16, CI 95% 3.10-12.23); in those >30 years old (OR= 6.01, CI 95% 2.09-17.24) and those <30 years old (OR= 7.15, CI 95% 3.49-14.65). This last group also had an increased risk after combined alcohol and cannabis use (OR= 7.05, CI 95% 1.16-42.75). Both drivers (OR= 6.40, CI 95% 3.23-12.69) and passengers (OR= 13.83, CI 95% 2.87-66.42) had an increased risk after alcohol consumption.

CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, these are the first estimates of the risk of having a road traffic injury after alcohol and cannabis consumption in one of the countries of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay). These results highlight the urgent need to implement and enforce comprehensive alcohol control measures. Furthermore, given the global trend towards legalizing cannabis for recreational use, our results could also inform policymakers to enact or amend impaired driving laws. Keywords: Ethanol impaired driving, Cannabis impaired driving

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1020-4989 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2022.116 ID - ref1 ER -