1. AAA Drugged Driving Summit│ January 26, 2015 │ Tampa, FL
Closing Thoughts & Next Steps
Jake Nelson MPH, MPP
AAA Drugged Driving Summit│ January 26, │ Tampa, FL

2. Road Map…
Summit Themes
Drugs/Marijuana & Driving: Next Steps
Research

3. Road Map…
Summit Themes
Drugs/Marijuana & Driving: Next Steps
Research

4. Near-term Approaches Drug Testing Standards
LE Agency Policies/Procedures
DEC/ARIDE

5. Longer-term Approaches
Dose-Response Relationships
Roadside Testing for use by LE
Policy: Charges, loopholes, etc.

6. Road Map…
Summit Themes
Drugs/Marijuana & Driving: Next Steps
Research

7. New AAA Research in Progress
“Impacts of Cannabis & Cannabis Legalization on Impaired Driving in WA State”
“Relationship between DRE Evaluations and Cannabis Blood Levels”
Has the incidence of cannabis-involved driving increased pre-to-post legalization?
What is the relationship between presence, blood concentration of THC, and crash severity?
Is there a threshold of THC concentration in blood at which impairment and crash risk is significantly increased?

8. AAA Research Under Consideration
“Examining Barriers that Impede State Efforts to Collect Data on Drugged Driving”
Separate offenses
Toxicology lab policies/procedures
“Exploring Loopholes Related to DUI Enforcement”
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9. QUESTIONS?
Jake Nelson