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ArticlePaediatrics & child health2017

Frequent marijuana use and driving risk behaviours in Canadian youth.

Bonnie J Leadbeater, Megan E Ames, Paweena Sukhawathanakul, Murray Fyfe, Richard Stanwick, Jeffrey R Brubacher

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Article in Paediatrics & child health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Cannabis-impaired driving and Canadian youth.Paediatrics & child health · 2020
    Review
  3. Patterns of marijuana use and physical health indicators among Canadian youth.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bonnie J LeadbeaterUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Megan E AmesUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Paweena SukhawathanakulUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
Murray FyfeVancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia.
Richard StanwickVancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, British Columbia.
Jeffrey R BrubacherUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
University of Victoria · CAIsland Health · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA better understanding of the relations between patterns of marijuana use and driving risks in young adulthood is needed.

methodsSecondary analyses of self-report data from the Victoria Healthy Youth Survey. Youth (baseline ages 12 to 18; N=662; 52% females) were interviewed biannually (on six occasions) from 2003 to 2013 and classified as abstainers (i.e., used no marijuana in past 12 months), occasional users (i.e., used at most once per week), and frequent users (i.e., used more than once a week).

resultsIn the frequent user group, 80% of males and 75% of females reported 'being in a car driven by driver (including themselves) using marijuana or other drugs in the last 30 days', 64% of males and 33% of females reported that they were 'intoxicated' with marijuana while operating a vehicle and 50% of males and 42% of females reported being in a car driven by a driver using alcohol. In addition, 28% of occasional users and also a small proportion of abstainers reported 'being in a car driven by a driver using marijuana or other drugs in the last 30 days'.

interpretationThe high frequency of driving risk behaviours, particularly for frequent users, suggest that plans for legalization of recreational use should anticipate the costs of preventive education efforts that present an accurate picture of potential risks for driving. Youth also need to understand risks for dependence, and screening for and treatment of marijuana use disorders is needed.

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AdolescentsDriving risksLongitudinalMarijuana useYoung adults.

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PMID29483788
PMCPMC5819845
OpenAlexW2602419274

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