CHANNABIS AND ALCOHOL: EFFECTS ON SIMULATED CAR DRIVING

CANNABIS RESIN WAS ADMINISTERED ORALLY IN THREE DOSES EQUIVALENT TO EIGHT, 12, AND 16 MILLIGRAMS OF ONE COMPONENT AT THE PSYCHOCHEMISTRY INSTITUTE IN COPENHAGEN. ALCOHOL WAS GIVEN ORALLY IN ONE STANDARD DOSE OF 70 GRAMS. BOTH CANNABIS AND ALCOHOL INCREASED THE TIME REQUIRED TO BRAKE AND START, WHEREAS ALCOHOL INCREASED WHILE CANNABIS DECREASED THE NUMBER OF GEAR CHANGES. AN EFFECT OF DOSAGE ON RESPONSE WAS OBSERVED WITH CANNABIS. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Rafaelsen, O J
• Publication Date: 1973-3-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 920-3
• Serial:
  • Science
  • Volume: 179
  • Issue Number: 4076
  • Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • ISSN: 0036-8075
  • Serial URL: http://science.sciencemag.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Braking; Drugs; Gears; Simulation; Starting (Driving)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Starting
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222164
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM