Cannabis effects on driving lateral control with and without alcohol

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 154, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-37

  Hartman, Rebecca L ^a,b   Brown, Timothy L ^c   Milavetz, Gary ^c   Spurgin, Andrew ^c   Pierce, Russell S ^d   Gorelick, David A ^a,e   Gaffney, Gary ^f   Huestis, Marilyn A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d VariableSolutions   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Driving; Lateral control; Oral fluid; THC

Indexed keywords

TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; ALCOHOL; DRONABINOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATH ALCOHOL SAMPLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CANNABIS USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD; CANNABIS SMOKING; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG INTERACTION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BREATH TESTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRONABINOL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938986863     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.015     Document Type: Article

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