A major side effect of smoking marijuana, study emissions
You may not want to put you behind the steering wheel.
A recent study found that there may be a major side effect for smokingmarijuana: Deficiency by driving.AAA's researchers found that people who drank alcohol and smoked marijuana were more likely to commit violations such as red lights, speed and distracted conduct.
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The combo of cannabis and alcohol can lead to people "to driving distracted", finds the study
"If you choose to use cannabis and use alcohol, you usually tend to be the type of person who takes more risk by driving, like running red lights, a velocity and a distracted line", Said Skylar McKinley, Regional Director of Public Affairs for AAA Colorado. That's whatKrdo-TV In Colorado Springs, Colorado, reported.
According to the department of transport and mothers of Colorado against drunken driving, there were 49 deaths of traffic in Colorado involving a person above the legal limit. The following year, the Colorado Springs Police Department arrested 1,652 people to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
"We believe that these stories are powerful," said Sam Cole, responsible for the regional communication of the Colorado Transportation Department. "When cannabis users hear them, we think that can change certain perceptions and beliefs and make them better understand the dangers of altered driving."
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According to national institutes of health, theuse of cannabishas been boundat an increased risk of accidents of the motor vehicle. "Some people who use cannabis develop a cannabis use disorder, which has symptoms such as breathing, withdrawal, lack of control and negative effects on personal and professional responsibilities," said NIH.
This did not stop several states and localities for the legalization of marijuana in recent months, with the most visible being in New York.The New York Times reported thatNew Yorkers are allowed to smoke cannabis in public wherever smoking is allowed, with the exception of schools, workplaces or inside a car. In New York, it is forbidden in parks, beaches, walks, pedestrian places and playgrounds, where smoking is banned. So use with caution,And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
