{"id":54433,"date":"2018-10-18T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T02:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=54433"},"modified":"2022-09-27T21:30:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T02:30:12","slug":"car-crashes-linked-to-marijuana-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/car-crashes-linked-to-marijuana-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Crashes, Linked to Marijuana, Rises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>Source: Paul A. Eisenstein, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/consumer\/legalized-marijuana-linked-sharp-rise-car-crashes-n921511?fbclid=IwAR35dVFeChi312x8iCLaSiPxXys7ZXdJOthhjg3SDhJah2WA_L-h8RIiaHA\">Legalized marijuana linked to a sharp rise in car crashes<\/a>,&#8221; NBC News, 18 Oct 2018<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;There has been an increase by up to 6 percent in the number of highway crashes in four of the states where the recreational use of marijuana has been legalized, according to a pair of new studies.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;&#8230; there is no easy way to test drivers to be sure if they are, in fact, under the influence of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, said David Harkey, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety&#8217;s Highway Loss Data Institute.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The studies looked at police reports and insurance claims, finding crashes rose between 5.2 percent and 6 percent in states with legalized recreational marijuana compared to neighboring states where such use remained illegal.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;While those under the influence of alcohol tend to either be driving alone or with other adults, about 14 percent of those confirmed to be using pot had a child in their vehicle. That reflects the fact, he added, that marijuana use isn&#8217;t confined to evenings and other times when adults are more likely to drink &#8211; and abuse &#8211; alcohol.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Police have a particularly difficult challenge because of the way marijuana works in the body. Blood alcohol levels provide a direct correlation showing how much a motorist has had to drink, with those levels dropping rapidly as someone sobers up. But while THC levels spike after smoking weed or eating a consumable, the psychoactive ingredient remains in the body for weeks, long after it has stopped having any impact.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Paul A. Eisenstein, &#8220;Legalized marijuana linked to a sharp rise in car crashes,&#8221; NBC News, 18 Oct 2018 &#8220;There has been an increase by up to 6 percent in the number of highway crashes in four of the states where the recreational use of marijuana has been legalized, according to a pair of new&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[372,540],"class_list":["post-54433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-issues","tag-drugs","tag-marijuana"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35804,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/recreational-use-of-marijuana-approved-in-two-states\/","url_meta":{"origin":54433,"position":0},"title":"Recreational Use of Marijuana Approved in Two States","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 12, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Source:\u00a0\"Marijuana tourism: A budding industry?\" Omaha World-Herald, 12 November 2012. As predicted, the push for legalizing marijuana under the guise of medical need was merely a rouse to get recreational use legalized. Both Colorado and Washington have voted to legalize the use of marijuana in their states so long as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Issues&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Issues","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":66820,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/marijuana-use-linked-to-higher-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke\/","url_meta":{"origin":54433,"position":1},"title":"Marijuana Use Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Source: \"Marijuana use linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke,\" American Heart Association News, 28 February 2024. \"The number of people using marijuana has increased significantly in recent decades in the U.S., where its recreational use has been legalized in 24 states and the District of Columbia. In\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Issues&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Issues","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54151,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/not-what-they-told-you-marijuana\/","url_meta":{"origin":54433,"position":2},"title":"Not What They Told You &#8211; Marijuana","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 9, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Jeremiah 5:21-31 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It sounds noble \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We need to legalize medical marijuana! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But instead of controlled studies where the effectiveness of a derivative drug is analyzed for its benefits versus its harm, the door is thrown wide open. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is an oil extract from marijuana\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20099,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-marijuana-be-used-for-legitimate-medical-purposes\/","url_meta":{"origin":54433,"position":3},"title":"Can marijuana be used for legitimate medical purposes?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Is using marijuana or components of marijuana for legitimate medical diagnoses biblical? Answer: While it is popular for promoters of marijuana to talk about \"medical marijuana,\" there currently does not exist any known medical uses for marijuana that there isn't a superior drug already on the market that doesn't\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51917,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/consequences-of-marijuana-legalization\/","url_meta":{"origin":54433,"position":4},"title":"Consequences of Marijuana Legalization","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Source: Colorado Springs Gazette Opinion, \"Five years later, Colorado sees toll of pot legalization\",\u00a0The Oklahoman, 14 November 2017. \"Five years of retail pot coincide with five years of a homelessness growth rate that ranks among the highest rates in the country. Directors of homeless shelters, and people who live on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Issues&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Issues","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":57690,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/dangers-of-recreational-marijuana\/","url_meta":{"origin":54433,"position":5},"title":"Dangers of Recreational Marijuana","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 6, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Source:\u00a0Dr. Liji Thomas, MD, \"Dangers of recreational\/medical cannabis use,\"\u00a0News Medical and Life Sciences, 26 October 2022. More people are using marijuana and starting at a younger age. \"Now that many American states have legalized cannabis, the already high rate of cannabis usage is increasing from ages as young as 16\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Issues&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Issues","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54433\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}