From: Cory Przybyla (recherchetenet@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Feb 10 2003 - 17:37:40 MST
--- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey@yahoo.com> wrote:
> It is a fact that recent studies show that 1/3 of
> drivers responsible
> for traffic accidents are under the influence of
> drugs other than
> alcohol, particularly marijuana. This mirrors the
> similar trend in the
> Netherlands.
it was 6.7% in 90-91.
http://www.netaxs.com/~sparky/policy/highway.htm
Do you have a link to the current study that is cited
in the anti-drug commercials (this is where you got
the claim from, no?)? As I recall what they actually
say is 1/3 of 'drunk drivers' were also found to have
marijuana in their system which doesn't necessarily
link marijuana at all, but I may have it wrong...it is
just a commercial.
There is this:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol11N1/Marijuana.html
but it cites right along with it in the headline
studies with lower numbers, just 32% in the shock
trauma unit. And of course the majority had alcohol
in their system, so while having marijuana in their
bloodstream, they were not necessarily under the
influence. Still can't find this study though or even
a clear reference of the study outside of this
government link.
Also this:
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5450
" A 2002 review of seven separate studies involving
7,934 drivers reported, “Crash culpability studies
have failed to demonstrate that drivers with
cannabinoids in the blood are significantly more
likely than drug-free drivers to be culpable in road
crashes.” "
here's an Australian study from 1998 that I believe
was the one later reported on ABC news in October
1998:
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n945/a08.html
here's one that could be claimed to be slanted, but if
anyone has paid for access to the UK sunday times,
perhaps they may want to check the article for
validity:
http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread6717.shtml
and another from a 1999 Toronto study: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/03/990325110700.htm
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