Cannabis effects on driving longitudinal control with and without alcohol

• Published in: Journal of applied toxicology Vol. 36; no. 11; pp. 1418 - 1429
• Main Authors: Hartman, Rebecca L., Brown, Timothy L., Milavetz, Gary, Spurgin, Andrew, Pierce, Russell S., Gorelick, David A., Gaffney, Gary, Huestis, Marilyn A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol; Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects; Alcohol Drinking - blood; blood; Breath Tests; cannabis; Colleges & universities; Computer Simulation; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; driving; Driving Under the Influence - psychology; Dronabinol - blood; Ethanol - analysis; Ethanol - blood; Humans; Marijuana; Marijuana Smoking - adverse effects; Marijuana Smoking - blood; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Psychomotor Performance - drug effects; speed; Standard deviation; THC; Traffic accidents & safety; Young Adult; USA, Iowa; alcohol; cannabis; driving; blood; THC; speed

Although evidence suggests cannabis impairs driving, its driving‐performance effects are not fully characterized. We aimed to establish cannabis’ effects on driving longitudinal control (with and without alcohol, drivers’ most common drug combination) relative to psychoactive ∆9‐tetrahydrocannabinol...