Is driving under the influence of cannabis becoming a greater risk to driver safety than drink driving? Findings from a longitudinal study

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1345-1350

  Fergusson, David M ^a   Horwood, L John ^a   Boden, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Longitudinal study; Motor vehicle collisions

Indexed keywords

DRINK DRIVING; DRIVER SAFETY; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI); ELSEVIER (CO); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (MVC); NEW ZEALAND;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 46249123630     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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