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Welcome to our Twitter chat with co-host @NIAAAnews. We’ll discuss key findings from a recent NIH/ONDCP/NHTSA-funded #DruggedDriving study.
We’re excited to be co-hosting a chat on this important research area #DruggedDriving https://twitter.com/NIDAnews/status/622088467632246784 …- Dr. Marilyn Huestis, principal investigator of the study, will be tweeting from @NIDAnews. #DruggedDriving
- Also joining us is Dr. Rebecca Hartman, lead associate investigator. #DruggedDriving
- I’m here @NIAAAnews with Gregory Bloss from our division of epidemiology & prevention research #DruggedDriving
- T1 The #DruggedDriving study is the most advanced step yet in measuring how much marijuana impairs driving.
T1 The study showed marijuana alone impairs weaving w/in the lane. #DruggedDriving pic.twitter.com/VDei05bWae- Footage of lane weaving from the @uiowa driving simulator. https://vine.co/v/erTU2dviO35 #DruggedDriving
Motor vehicle crashes are leading cause of death for U.S. teens. Learn more abt teen driving stats http://qub.me/SrmGYV #druggeddriving- T2 Findings revealed about 13.1 µg/L THC during driving produced lane weaving similar to .08 breath alcohol, US legal limit. #DruggedDriving
- T2 THC concentrations from a single marijuana cigarette can be >100 µg/L during or soon after smoking. #DruggedDriving.
T2 Alcohol & marijuana combined impaired driving more than either one alone. http://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2015/06/effects-marijuana-without-alcohol-driving-performance … #DruggedDriving pic.twitter.com/QUGo8LvSIe- Effects of #druggeddriving troubling, esp b/c marijuana among college students at highest lvl in 3 decades http://qub.me/aMVrVU
T2 32MM people drove after drug or alcohol use in 2012. Updated infographic: http://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/infographics/drugged-driving … #DruggedDriving pic.twitter.com/IV5j5NYQmZ- T3 Interpreting blood THC concentrations in DUI is also tricky because of how quickly they decrease after smoking. #DruggedDriving
- T3 There are no current tools to take roadside blood tests, and samples are usually collected 1.5-4 hours later. #DruggedDriving
- People who use both cannabis & alcohol tend to use them at the same time, based on the National Alcohol Survey #DruggedDriving
- T4 Research is likely also needed in successful prevention strategies & the effects of new state marijuana policies on #druggeddriving
- T4 More research is needed on driving impairment in frequent users, at higher THC concentrations and on marijuana tolerance. #DruggedDriving
Q&A
.@NIDAnews Curious to know: What was the potency level used during this study? #DruggedDriving- .@goFAAR 6.7% THC. However, tt's not the potency that matters, it's the blood THC concentrations achieved. #DruggedDriving (1/2)
- .@goFAAR Smoking delivers drug rapidly to the brain. People can control how they inhale to achieve desired affects. #DruggedDriving (2/2)
NIDA Hosts Twitter Chat on Drugged Driving
On 7/17/15 the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) hosted a Twitter chat to discuss the results of recent drugged driving study, "Cannabis effects on driving lateral control with and without alcohol" published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
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