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Title

The acute and residual effects of cannabis on driving performance, cognition, attention and fatigue

Author(s)

Brien, Rita;  Stough, Con;  Scholey, Andrew;  Downey, Luke;  Swann, Philip;  Ogden, Edward

Abstract

A major health concern about cannabis use is the increased risk of traffic accidents if users drive while intoxicated [1,2]. The relationship between delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrations in blood and actual driving impairment or crash risk is, however, somewhat unclear [3]. Less is known about cannabis impairment during the residual phase of intoxication except that users often report fatigue and inattention. This study was therefore designed, in part, to help define performance impairment as a function of the amount of active THC in blood and saliva. Impairment was measured during the acute and residual phases of consumption across several performance and fatigue-related variables.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology

Source

Drug and Alcohol Review: abstracts of the 2011 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference (APSAD 2011), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 13-16 November 2011, Vol. 30, suppl. 1 (Nov 2011), p. 14, paper no. 232

Publication year

2011

FOR Code(s)

11 Medical and Health Sciences;  16 Studies in Human Society;  17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Keyword(s)

Attention;  Cannabis;  Cognition;  Driving;  Fatigue;  Performance impairment;  Tetrahydrocannabinol;  THC

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

ISSN

0959-5236

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00354.x

Copyright

Copyright © 2011 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.