Smoking cannabis is not without consequences on daily life …
Especially at the wheel of his car! Canadian researchers recently indicated that drivers who consume cannabis three hours before driving are twice as likely to be in an accident as those who are not under the influence of drugs …
Twice the risk, what allows these researchers to say?
They reviewed nine studies examining the links between accidents and cannabis, conducted on a total of 50,000 people. And it should be noted that this is the first time that researchers have separated the effects of alcohol from those of cannabis use …
Is it common to use cannabis before driving?
In this regard, the authors recall the results of a Scottish survey carried out in 2007 showing that 15% of drivers aged 17 to 39 admit to having consumed cannabis in the 12 hours before driving. In France, the number of road deaths attributable to cannabis is around 230 per year and a large proportion of those killed are under 25 years old.
Remind us of the short-term effects of cannabis?
The effects appear about 15 to 20 minutes later in an occasional user, a little later in a regular user. Usually, cannabis use leads to moderate euphoria and a feeling of well-being, but this is quickly followed by drowsiness but also by weakened short-term memory, disturbances in attention and speech. coordination of movements.
THEDo the effects vary depending on the dose consumed?
That’s right. But you should know that a catch can also give rise to psychiatric symptoms: hallucinations, very intense anxiety disorders…. In the long term, sustained consumption can lead to a lack of interest in usual activities, physical and intellectual fatigue, difficulty concentrating and memorizing, or even a depressed mood. One last point, taking cannabis increases the effects of alcohol.
Reference
British Medical Journal.
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