Smoking marijuana in 2 times increases the likelihood of an accident
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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A study conducted by scientists from Columbia University (USA) showed that in 2010, about 10 million people aged 12 and over sat behind the wheel of a car while being drugged. In their study, scientists tried to find a link between drug use, such as marijuana and the risk of road accidents.
As it turned out, drivers who had a positive marijuana test or those who admitted driving a car for three hours after using cannabis, were twice as likely to become participants in an accident. There was also a relationship with the level of concentration of marijuana metabolites in urine with the likelihood of a road traffic accident.
The findings of the study showed that about 30% of deaths in road accidents and 11% of all drivers were caught using drugs, most often marijuana.
Recall that previously scientists have shown the relationship of the emergence of mental disorders in later life with occasional "smoking herbs." Also there were reports that genetically modified marijuana appeared on the market .
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