NTL Record

Title Increased Cannabinoids Concentrations Found in Specimens From Fatal Aviation Accidents Between 1997 and 2006
Record ID 81757
Personal Name
Creator
Canfield, Dennis V.; Dubowski, Kurt M.; Whinnery, James E.; Lewis, Russell J.; Ritter, Roxane M.
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date 20090601
Language English
Abstract 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 from 1997-2001 to 2002-2006.
Public Note Work was accomplished under approved task AM-B-09-TOX-206
Rosap ID dot:57130
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57130
TRT Terms Statistical trends; Aviation; Chemical concentration; Air transportation crashes
General Subjects Cannabis; Cannabinoids; Potency; Concentration
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1139232
Report Number DOT/FAA/AM-09/12
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/81000/81700/81757/200912.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository