Motor vehicle collision risk and driving under the influence of cannabis: Evidence from adolescents in Atlantic Canada

Mark Asbridge, Christiane Poulin, Andrea Donato

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Résumé

Employing a sample of 6087 senior students in Atlantic Canada, this paper examines the relationship between driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) and motor vehicle collision (MVC) risk. A series of models were analyzed adjusting for demographic characteristics, driver experience, and substance use. Participants were drawn from the 2002/2003 Student Drug Use Survey in the Atlantic Provinces, an anonymous cross-sectional survey of adolescent students in the Atlantic provinces of Canada. Logistic regression techniques were employed in the analysis of unadjusted and adjusted models. Among senior students, the prevalence of DUIC in the past year was 15.1% while the prevalence of MVCs was 8.1%. The predictors of DUIC were gender, driver experience, use of a fake ID, and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA). The predictors of MVC were gender, driver experience, DUIC, and DUIA. These findings extend our knowledge of DUIC as a socio-legal and public health issue with implications on road safety. Effort must be placed on educating new drivers about cannabis use in the context of driving.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)1025-1034
Nombre de pages10
JournalAccident Analysis and Prevention
Volume37
Numéro de publication6
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - nov. 2005

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
This research was supported by a Canadian Population Health Initiative grant, and a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Grant MA-14706). Funding for data collection was provided in part by the provincial Departments of Health in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Dr. Poulin holds the Canada Research Chair in Population Health and Addictions.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Human Factors and Ergonomics
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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