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Cannabis-related driving and passenger behaviours among high school students: a cross-sectional study using survey data.

Melissa Carpino, Donald Langille, Gabriela Ilie, Mark Asbridge

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. 2025 update of the Greig Health Record: Part 2-what's controversial?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2026
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  4. The Behaviors and Habits of Young Drivers Living in Small Urban Cities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  6. Risk Factors Associated With Driving After Marijuana Use Among US College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melissa CarpinoDepartments of Community Health and Epidemiology (Carpino, Langille, Ilie, Asbridge), Urology (Ilie) and Emergency Medicine (Asbridge), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS melissa.carpino@dal.ca.
Donald LangilleDepartments of Community Health and Epidemiology (Carpino, Langille, Ilie, Asbridge), Urology (Ilie) and Emergency Medicine (Asbridge), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Gabriela IlieDepartments of Community Health and Epidemiology (Carpino, Langille, Ilie, Asbridge), Urology (Ilie) and Emergency Medicine (Asbridge), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Mark AsbridgeDepartments of Community Health and Epidemiology (Carpino, Langille, Ilie, Asbridge), Urology (Ilie) and Emergency Medicine (Asbridge), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Dalhousie University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany youth report driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) and riding with a cannabis-impaired driver (RWCD), and many perceive that cannabis causes limited impairment. We examined associations of perceived risk of regular cannabis use with DUIC and RWCD, exploring differences by sex and rural setting.

methodsIn a cross-sectional study, we examined DUIC and RWCD among high school students in grades 11 and 12 who participated in the 2016-2017 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey. Private and public schools across 9 Canadian provinces were included. New Brunswick and the 3 territories were not included. Multinomial logistic regression models generated adjusted and unadjusted models for the associations.

resultsA total of 52 103 students in grades 7-12, from 117 school boards and 699 schools, participated in the survey. The survey response rate was 76.2% (

interpretationStudents perceiving minimal risk from cannabis use reported greater engagement in cannabis-related risky driving behaviours. Given the importance of youth perceptions in shaping driving and passenger behaviours, efforts must be made to disseminate appropriate information regarding cannabis-related driving risks to high school students.

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Risk-TakingAccidents, TrafficAdolescentCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesDriving Under the InfluenceFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMarijuana SmokingStudentsSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID33234582
PMCPMC7721252
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