Brief communication and research noteMarijuana and other drug use among automobile and motorcycle drivers treated at a trauma center☆
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2017, European NeuropsychopharmacologyCitation Excerpt :However, despite this, almost nothing is known about how regular cannabis use impacts visual function. Such knowledge is important because vision is a crucial cognitive function in everyday tasks such as car driving (Wilhelm, 2011), with cannabis use being a factor in car crashes (Soderstrom et al., 1995; Laumon et al., 2011; Asbridge et al., 2012). The literature provides several indications that vision is modified by cannabis use at a clinical level.
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2016, Disease-a-MonthCitation Excerpt :An illustrative case report is that of a PCP-intoxicated individual who played “bumper cars” on a freeway and then jumped out of his car and off of an overpass before slitting his wrists.77 In a study conducted at Maryland Shock Trauma Center between January 1990 to August 1991, it was found that 1.5% of automobile drivers and 3.1% of motorcycle drivers tested positive for PCP.68 In a study of almost 600 fatally injured drivers in Los Angeles County from 1985 – 1986, PCP was found in 4.9% of drivers.3
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2014, Preventive MedicineCitation Excerpt :Little comparable data exists to contextualize these findings in North America, though a recent study of cycling fatalities in New York noted that alcohol was present in 21% of cases. While no comparable data on cannabis use among cyclists exists, a number of epidemiological studies have reported on cannabis incidence in injured or fatally injured drivers where observed rates ranged from 9% to 20%, with higher rates noted in studies of fatal crashes (Cimbura et al., 1990; Dussault et al., 2002; Laumon et al., 2005; Mercer and Jeffery, 1995; Mura et al., 2003; Soderstrom et al., 1995; Stoduto et al., 1993). Our blood sample results suggest that cyclists may be more likely consumers of cannabis and alcohol relative to other road users.
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Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, November 4–6, 1993, San Antonio, Texas.