Increased Cannabinoids Concentrations Found in Specimens From Fatal Aviation Accidents Between 1997 and 2006

Canfield DV, Dubowski KM, Whinnery JE, Lewis RJ, Ritter RM

FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine - Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

关键词: Cannabis;    Cannabinoids;    Trends;    Aviation;    Potency;    Concentration;   

RP-ID  :  DOT/FAA/AM-09/12

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来源: Federal Aviation Administration

【 摘 要 】

The Civil Aerospace Medical Institute�s toxicology laboratory receives biological specimens from more than 90% of all fatal aviation accidents that occur in the United States and its territories. As a part of the routine analysis of pilot specimens, the laboratory tests all cases for the presence of marijuana (cannabis). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) reported a 1.5-fold increase in the delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content of street cannabis seizures from1997-2001 to 2002-2006.