University of Brisitsh Columbia

$1,538,999.00 CAD

≈ 20 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Public Safety Canada
Program
(CPCSOC) Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2023-2024
Agreement period
March 28, 2024 – —
Reference
ps-sp:088-2023-2024-Q4-00012

Published purpose

This study is to measure the prevalence and characteristics of a wide variety of substances, including cannabis, among injured drivers, and assess impaired driving crash risk and associated demographic factors and crash characteristics. Eleven (11) hospitals and trauma centres, in five provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta) will be involved in the study. It will involve a combination of paid researchers and research assistants, as well as voluntary medical practitioners in the participating jurisdictions, collecting and analyzing the blood samples of injured drivers.

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