Citation

Janowsky DS, Meacham MP, Blaine JD, Schoor M, Bozzetti LP. Am. J. Psychiatry 1976; 133(4): 384-388.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1267035

Abstract

The authors studied the effects of marijuana intoxication on the ability of 10 certified airplane pilots to operate a flight simulator. They used a randomized double-blind crossover design to compare the effect of active versus placebo marijuana. They found that all 10 pilots showed a significant decrease in measurements of flying performance 30 minutes after smoking active marijuana. For a group of 6 pilots tested sequentially for 6 hours, a nonsignificant decrease in flying performance continued for 2 hours after smoking the active drug. The authors conclude that the effects of marijuana on flying performance may represent a sensitive indicator of the drug's psychomotor effects.

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