Judicial Outcomes of Drunk Driving Cases As a Function of Quantity and Quality of Police Evidence
Date Published
1990
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Field sobriety tests
Cannabinoid Pharmacology: Three Decades of Controlled Human Cannabinoid Administration Studies
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Vaping: It's Not What You Think
May 2023
Series
Vaping has grown in popularity as an alternative to cigarettes, but like its predecessor, vaping brings many health complications to consumers. Thanks to the persistence of researchers like Dr. Michelle Peace, these once unknown dangers have been brought to light. Dr. Peace, a tenured Associate Professor and founding member of VCU’s Department of Forensic Science, joins host and NIJ Scientist Dr. Frances Scott to discuss the history and science of vaping and what it does to our bodies.
Transcript
Audio file
Through the Looking Glass: Abuse of the Evolving Electronic Cigarette and the Impact of Vaping Ethanol in the Evaluation of Impairment
Date Published
September 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Field Sobriety Tests and THC Levels Unreliable Indicators of Marijuana Intoxication
Date Published
April 5, 2021
Researchers investigated how marijuana affects skills required for safe driving and found that biofluid levels of THC did not correlate with field sobriety test performance or marijuana intoxication, regardless of how the cannabis was ingested.
Countering Drug-Impaired Driving: Addressing the Complexities of Gathering and Presenting Evidence in Drug-Impaired Driving Cases
Date Published
January 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Through the Looking Glass Part II: Abuse of the Evolving Electronic Cigarette and the Impact of Vaping Ethanol in the Evaluation of Impairment
2019-MU-MU-0007
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$1,241,355
Through the E-Cigarette Looking Glass: The Impact of Vaping Ethanol on DUI Investigations
2018-75-CX-0036
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$517,961