Fatal crash report finds nearly half of deadly wrecks tied to illegal drug ( THC )

[livingston]

Fatal crash report finds nearly half of deadly wrecks tied to illegal drug​

THC levels in hundreds of crash victims far exceeded legal limits across all states​

A growing number of marijuana users are driving while high — and it’s costing them their lives.
More than 40% of victims of fatal vehicle accidents over the past six years have had elevated levels of THC in their blood, a new study shows. The drug screenings were performed during the autopsy process.
The Wright State University-led study, which was published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, reviewed data for 246 deceased Ohio drivers.
The researchers found that nearly 42% tested positive for THC, with an average blood level of 30.7 ng/ML, according to a press release.
Those levels remained high over a six-year period, despite the state recently legalizing recreational cannabis.
"I was surprised to see that level," said lead author Akpofure P. Ekeh, a professor of surgery at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, in the press release.
"An average level of 30.7 ng/mL generally means those people must have consumed marijuana at some time close to driving. This isn't about residual use; it's about recent consumption."

Fatal crash report finds nearly half of deadly wrecks tied to illegal drug

A new Wright State University study finds that over 40% of fatal car accident victims had elevated THC levels in their blood, with average concentrations far exceeding legal limits.

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[Zerex]

I am all for free pot, to all who want to use it.....DARWINS LAW

Even the libs know it is too strong today................not your 1970's pot.

Marijuana Is Too Strong Now

As weed has become easier to obtain, it has become harder to smoke.

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[repete]

I don't find this surprising at all. Many times I've gotten up and left the house at 7:30AM and smell that nasty pot stench, a couple weeks ago I was sitting at a traffic light and a guy in the car next to me fires up a joint and hands it to a woman all with two kids in cars seats in the back!

 

[Mosinitis]

This could have been easily predicted. Weaving through traffic at over 100 MPH is consistent with people who are high on pot. This is much more dangerous than drunken drivers, who tend to slow down. Now that pot was made legal, it will be impossible to ban it again. We are fucked.

 

[Saltwater60]

Kathy Hochul said this can’t happen so this must be BS.

 

[Modean]

Reefer Madness propaganda. And the smart ones don't drive while high, or drunk.

 

[Jsmegs77]

Reefer Madness propaganda. And the smart ones don't drive while high, or drunk.

There are a shocking amount of stupid people then. I’m a trucker, and a motorcyclist, and I notice shit… it’s the smell. Everywhere in the state is full of people actively smoking weed while driving.

If it is propaganda, it’s pretty on point when I compare it to my observations being out and about at all hours, for many hours at a time, around all manner of different people.