By Cara Murez
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Combining drugs with driving is a potentially deadly but all too common combination in the United States, according to a new report.
University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers found that almost 9% of adults reported driving under the influence of alcohol. Marijuana use among drivers was more than 4%, while many adults also use both pot and other drugs in combination with alcohol.
The most commonly reported drugs used while driving were marijuana and opioids, the study found. We need to focus our efforts on drugged driving, in addition to drunk driving, because drugged driving causes such a high level of fatalities, said study lead author Andrew Yockey. He s a doctoral student in UC s College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services.
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A recent study of drugged driving, by a team of University of Cincinnati researchers, shows that a sizable percentage of individuals reported the use of marijuana and other illicit drugs while operating behind the wheel. We need to focus our efforts on drugged driving, in addition to drunk driving, because drugged driving causes such a high level of fatalities, says Andrew Yockey, a doctoral student in UC s College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services and researcher at the UC Center for Prevention Science.
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Dangers of drugged driving are outpacing drunk driving
A recent study of drugged driving, by a team of University of Cincinnati researchers, shows that a sizable percentage of individuals reported the use of marijuana and other illicit drugs while behind the wheel.
“We need to focus our efforts on drugged driving, in addition to drunk driving, because drugged driving causes such a high level of fatalities, says Andrew Yockey, a doctoral student in UC’s College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services and researcher at the UC Center for Prevention Science.
Yockey is lead author on the study “Drugged driving among U.S. adults: Results from the 2016-2018 national survey on drug use and health” – published in the Journal of Safety Research.