APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Life Is a Highway: Early Onset of Recreational Marijuana Use Impairs Driving without Acute Intoxication
- Mary Dahlgren
Tufts University - Mary Dahlgren
McLean Hospital - Kelly Sagar
McLean Hospital - Kelly Sagar
Harvard Medical School - Rosemary Smith
McLean Hospital - Ashley Lambros
McLean Hospital - Korine Cabrera
McLean Hospital - Staci Gruber
Harvard Medical School - Staci Gruber
McLean Hospital
Abstract
Early onset marijuana users, regular use before 16, demonstrated impairment on a driving simulator while not acutely intoxicated relative to healthy controls. Late onset users, regular use at 16 or older, did not significantly differ from control participants. Earlier marijuana onset and longer duration of use correlated with increased impairment.
Substance Abuse
