Prevention Connection: Is Your Teen Driving High?
Marilyn Belmonte of the Burlington Drug & Alcohol Task Force takes a look at rising marijuana use among young drivers.
The following is a guest column by Marilyn G. Belmonte of the Burlington Drug & Alcohol Task Force: According to a recent study reported in USA Today, nearly one in five of teens say they have driven a car after smoking marijuana. The national study of 2,300 11th- and 12th-graders was completed by Students Against Destructive Decision (SADD) and showed that more and more teens do not see driving while high on marijuana as a problem. Although drinking and driving has dropped because teens understand the harm of alcohol on driving safely, teens do not understand how marijuana impairs safe driving. According to a study done by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), marijuana causes more fatal and non-fatal car …
