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Researchers have reported the more marijuana a driver smokes before driving, the more likely they will be involved in a fatal crash. The study was a population-based, case-controlled study of more than 9,000 drivers with known drug and alcohol blood concentrations.
Bernard Laumon of the French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research said drivers under the influence of cannabis face a greater risk of being involved in a fatal crash, and the greater the dose of cannabis inhaled, the greater likelihood of them being responsible for the accident.
Laumon and colleagues found a positive test for cannabis to be associated with a three times greater risk of being responsible for a fatal road crash. Patients who use marijuana should be informed about the increased risks for being involved in a fatal vehicular crash that they are likely to cause.
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