Cannabis effects on driving longitudinal control with and without alcohol

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1418-1429

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

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c VariableSolutions   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; blood; cannabis; driving; speed; THC

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD LEVEL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUNKEN DRIVING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREATH TESTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE; DRONABINOL; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959172893     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.3295     Document Type: Article

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