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Increased collision risk among drivers who report driving after using alcohol and after using cannabis

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  1. Social and Epidemiological Research, CAMH, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Gillian Sayer MSc, Anca Ialomiteanu MA, Gina Stoduto MEd, Christine M. Wickens PhD, Robert E. Mann PhD, Bernard Le Foll MD, PhD &  Bruna Brands PhD

  2. Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Gillian Sayer MSc, Bernard Le Foll MD, PhD &  Bruna Brands PhD

  3. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Robert E. Mann PhD

  4. Translational Addiction Research Laboratory, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Canada

    Bernard Le Foll MD, PhD

  5. Alcohol Research and Treatment Clinic, Addiction Medicine Services, Ambulatory Care and Structured Treatments, CAMH, Canada

    Bernard Le Foll MD, PhD

  6. Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Bernard Le Foll MD, PhD

  7. Office of Research and Surveillance, Controlled Substances and Tobacco Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Bruna Brands PhD

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Sayer, G., Ialomiteanu, A., Stoduto, G. et al. Increased collision risk among drivers who report driving after using alcohol and after using cannabis. Can J Public Health 105, e92–e93 (2014). https://doi.org/10.17269/cjph.105.4351

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