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Marijuana and drugged driving: Challenges in evaluating the impact of marijuana-related laws on crashes
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Learning Objectives:
Describe the current state of knowledge regarding the hazards associated with driving while under the influence of marijuana and the impact on associated crashes. Identify the challenges associated with collecting reliable data on drugged driving and methodological challenges to evaluating the impact on motor vehicle crashes of state laws regarding legalization of marijuana for both medical and general population use. Identify new approaches to collecting data on driving while under the influence of drugs that will be capable of evaluating public health laws related to the legalization of marijuana and their potential impact on road safety.
Keywords: Drug Use, Behavior Based Safety
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the principal or co-principal of multiple federally funded grants focusing on the epidemiology of injuries and involvement of alcohol and drugs and injuries. I am a professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland School have published books and numerous studies on injury and injury prevention.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.