How are marijuana and THC levels measured among drivers?
WEBJul 29, 2024 · Driving under the influence of marijuana: An explainer and research roundup. As marijuana legalization sweeps the U.S., researchers and policymakers are grappling with a growing public safety concern: marijuana-impaired driving. We explain the challenges and what the research shows.
Driving while stoned leads to more traffic accidents in a country …
WEBSep 6, 2023 · Driving under the influence of alcohol has been on the decline in the United States, but the last National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report from 2014 found a 48% increase in drivers...
More than half of people involved in road accidents had drugs or ... - CNN
WEBDec 14, 2022 · More than 55% of people involved in serious or fatal road accidents tested positive for drugs or alcohol, according to a new study. Impaired driving is one of the leading causes of fatal crashes...
Is Driving High as Dangerous as Driving Drunk? - The New York Times
WEBApr 12, 2022 · In one 2017 examination of more than 4,000 drivers from a police database in France, researchers found that drivers under the influence of alcohol were roughly 17.8 times more likely to be...
Driving under the influence | AP News - Associated Press News
WEBSep 26, 2022 · NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A woman suspected of driving under the influence drove her car through a playground and off the side of a dock into the water at Southern California’s Newport Beach, authorities said.
Over 40% of people using alcohol or cannabis drove under the influence ...
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · More than 40% of drivers reporting alcohol and cannabis use in a national survey also reported driving under the influence of one or both of the substances, a new study found.
Over half of car crash victims had drugs or alcohol in their ... - NPR
WEBDec 13, 2022 · DETROIT — A large study by U.S. highway safety regulators found that more than half the people injured or killed in traffic crashes had one or more drugs, or alcohol, in their bloodstreams.
Why It’s Hard to Stop Drivers Under the Influence of Marijuana in …
WEBMay 20, 2023 · Police officials said they arrested 204 people last year for driving under the influence of drugs, and at least 83 so far this year.
Driving Under the Influence (of Cannabis) - Brown University
WEBDec 19, 2023 · As cannabis legalization continues to spread, a Brown researcher is driven to understand the risks of impaired driving and to help drivers make safer choices.
Report: Teen driver causes crash that kills 6 in Florida | AP News
WEBJan 28, 2022 · DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A teenager who was driving under the influence of either drugs or alcohol crashed into another vehicle at “a high rate of speed,” killing six people in Palm Beach County, officials said.