Marijuana joins alcohol in increasing risk of accident

"A new study finds that smoking marijuana may increase the risk crashing twofold."

"Researchers from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, New York, reported in the journal Epidemiologic Reviews that those testing positive for marijuana or reported having just used it had over twice the risk of being involved in a car crash compared to people who had not consumed drugs. Researchers found the risk rises even higher if the driver has also been drinking alcohol. ..."

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