The effect of recreational cannabis legalization on rates of traffic injury in Canada.

• Published in: Addiction
• Main Authors: Walker, Madison, Saarela, Olli, Mann, Robert, Carpino, Melissa, Cusimano, Michael D
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Substance related societal (social) problems / harms; Cannabis / Marijuana; Coronavirus (COVID-19); Injury; Drug laws; Drug decriminalisation or legalisation policy; Canada; British Columbia; Newfoundland; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/38435/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.16188; https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16188

AIMS: To measure the impact of Canada's recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) in October 2018 and the subsequent impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns from March 2020 on rates of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for traffic injury. DESIGN: An interrupted time series analysis...