Correlates of driving under the influence of cannabis

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-86

  Jones, Craig G A ^a   Swift, Wendy ^b   Donnelly, Neil J ^a   Weatherburn, Don J ^a  

^a NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Dependence; Driving; Predictors; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; ODDS RATIO; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

CANNABIS;

EID: 33947100624     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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