A qualitative exploration of the management of impaired driving in medicinal cannabis patients

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.trf.2024.12.017

T. Mieran, J. Davey, B. Rowland

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Abstract

This study aimed to identify the strategies that medicinal cannabis patients employ to manage the risk of impaired driving, and the aetiological factors that influence the use of these strategies. A sample of medicinal cannabis patients (N = 58) from Queensland, Australia, participated in qualitative interviews. Thematic analysis revealed that medicinal cannabis patients employ a variety of strategies to mitigate impaired driving risk, despite commonly reporting driving after the recent use of cannabis. These strategies included the subjective assessment of impairment, waiting a specific post-consumption time-period, regulating cannabis consumption and driving behaviour, and adjusting on-road driving behaviour. Perceptions of safety, deterrence mechanisms, knowledge, and the perceived right and need to drive all influenced the extent and type of risk management undertaken. The implications of these findings for policy, enforcement, and future research surrounding medicinal cannabis and driving are discussed.

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Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Multiple-

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7.60

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14.60%

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239

审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour focuses on the behavioural and psychological aspects of traffic and transport. The aim of the journal is to enhance theory development, improve the quality of empirical studies and to stimulate the application of research findings in practice. TRF provides a focus and a means of communication for the considerable amount of research activities that are now being carried out in this field. The journal provides a forum for transportation researchers, psychologists, ergonomists, engineers and policy-makers with an interest in traffic and transport psychology.