Pot Smoking Doubles Risk of Car Accident

Study is first to probe link between marijuana and collisions: researchers
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 10, 2012 12:40 PM CST
Pot Smoking Doubles Risk of Car Accident
Marijuana use can double the risk of a car accident, a study says.   (Shutterstock)

Smoking marijuana three hours or less before getting behind the wheel nearly doubles your chance of a major car crash, a study suggests. It's the first study to look at the link between cannabis and crash risk, the Canadian researchers believe. They examined study data for more than 49,000 collision victims, limiting their research to crashes that didn't involve alcohol, CBC reports. "The level of impairment might not be as severe as alcohol intoxication, but it's there and it does require a public health response," says an expert. (More marijuana stories.)

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