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UK: Cannabis drivers dice with death

Nigel Hawkes

The Times

Friday 02 Dec 2005

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Driving under the influence of cannabis almost doubles the risk of a
fatal road crash, according to a study in France.

A team from the French National Institute for Transport and Safety
Research examined data on 10,748 drivers who were in fatal crashes
between October 2001 and September 2003. A total of 681 drivers tested
positive for cannabis (7 per cent) and 2,096 for alcohol (21.4 per
cent), including 285 for both (2.9 per cent).

They were compared with a control group. The greater the concentration
of cannabis in the blood, the greater the risk of a fatal accident. At
low levels the risk doubled, and at higher levels it tripled. In spite
of this, alcohol remains a greater cause of fatal accidents in France,
the authors say in BMJ Online First.

Drink-driving accounted for 29 per cent of fatal accidents, compared
with 2.5 per cent for cannabis, although the proportions of
drink-drivers and cannabis users were similar.

 

 

 

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