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<p>Traffic medicine is an important part within the scope of concerns of forensic medicine. We are dealing with consequences of traffic accidents – fatal or survived – but this problem overlaps the borders of our specialization. Sustained injuries are the focus of various fields of medicine and in combination with alcohol and illicit drugs abuse this issue is growing. The following review has an ambition to bring more light into the problem concerning the effect of alcohol and cannabis (which is the most common illicit drug used worldwide) on driving abilities.</p>
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Traffic medicine is an important part within the scope of concerns of forensic medicine. We are dealing with consequences of traffic accidents – fatal or survived – but this problem overlaps the borders of our specialization. Sustained injuries are the focus of various fields of medicine and in combination with alcohol and illicit drugs abuse this issue is growing. The following review has an ambition to bring more light into the problem concerning the effect of alcohol and cannabis (which is the most common illicit drug used worldwide) on driving abilities.

Cannabis and alcohol in road traffic: an overview

Department of Forensic Medicine and Medical Expertises, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin

Comenius University in Bratislava, and Martin University Hospital

Acta Medica Martiniana

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Traffic medicine is an important part within the scope of concerns of forensic medicine. We are dealing with consequences of traffic accidents – fatal or...

Cannabis and alcohol in road traffic: an overview

Published Online: Jul 27, 2019

Page range: 71 - 77

Received: Jan 31, 2019

Accepted: Apr 03, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2019-0010

Keywords
cannabis, alcohol, influence, road traffic, driving, detection

© 2019 Marcinkova M et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Cannabis and alcohol in road traffic: an overview

Published Online: Jul 27, 2019

Page range: 71 - 77

Received: Jan 31, 2019

Accepted: Apr 03, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2019-0010

Keywordscannabis, alcohol, influence, road traffic, driving, detection

© 2019 Marcinkova M et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
cannabis, alcohol, influence, road traffic, driving, detection