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WE report here psychological data from a combined study on the effect of cannabis and alcohol on simulated car-driving and on psychological tests. The car simulator data showed an effect of cannabis and alcohol on brake time and start time, and a much more pronounced effect of cannabis than of alcohol on time and distance estimation after simulated driving. We have also measured the dose-response curve for cannabis1. This report deals with tests of attention and short-term memory, and of subjective and objective ratings of degree and kind of intoxication.
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RAFAELSEN, L., CHRISTRUP, H., BECH, P. et al. Effects of Cannabis and Alcohol on Psychological Tests. Nature 242, 117–118 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242117a0
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