Wood, SW and Beirness, DJ (2024) Improving the detection of drivers impaired by cannabis: supplementing the standardized field sobriety test. Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.
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Outlines evidence suggesting the Standardized Field Sobriety Test can be supplemented with other tests and observations to help law enforcement officers detect potential cannabis impairment in drivers.
Key findings:
- After alcohol, cannabis is the most frequently detected substance among drivers arrested for impaired driving.
- There’s a need for a brief field test that could be easily used by law enforcement at roadside to identify drivers whose ability to operate a vehicle may be adversely affected by cannabis use.
- Sensitivity of the Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) to detect cannabis impairment is considerably lower than that for detecting alcohol impairment.
- Adding the finger-to-nose (FTN) test and assessing (1) head movements and jerks and/or (2) eyelid tremors during the SFST produced a test battery with enhanced sensitivity to cannabis impairment.
Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Cannabis
Intervention Type
Screening / Assessment
Date
2024
Pages
2 p.
Publisher
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Place of Publication
Ottawa
ISBN
978-1-77871-131-2
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Subjects
A Substance use and dependence > Substance related societal (social) problems > Drug use and driving
B Substances > Cannabis / Marijuana
B Substances > Alcohol
HA Screening, identification, and diagnostic method > Physical / medical screening, assessment and diagnostic method
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Identification and screening > Identification and screening for substance use > Drug checking / testing service
VA Geographic area > Canada
B Substances > Cannabis / Marijuana
B Substances > Alcohol
HA Screening, identification, and diagnostic method > Physical / medical screening, assessment and diagnostic method
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Identification and screening > Identification and screening for substance use > Drug checking / testing service
VA Geographic area > Canada
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