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What happens when a driver is impaired by marijuana, methamphetamine, or multiple drugs—and the law struggles to establish that impairment?
Ed Wood knows the consequences firsthand.
His son Brian was killed at age 33 in a devastating collision involving a vehicle whose occupants had used multiple drugs. Brian's pregnant wife survived with serious injuries, and their unborn child survived.
That tragedy launched Ed on a 16-year journey into the science, laws, and enforcement challenges surrounding drug-impaired driving.
In this episode of The Addiction Podcast: Point of No Return, host Joanie Sigal speaks with Ed about:
- Why THC blood levels don't establish impairment the way blood alcohol levels can.
- The particular dangers of combining marijuana with other drugs.
- What Colorado's impaired-driving data reveals.
- Why prosecuting drug-impaired drivers can be so difficult.
- Ed's participation in federal proceedings concerning marijuana's proposed Schedule III reclassification.
- What policymakers and the public need to understand about traffic safety.
Ed's story raises difficult questions about public safety, drug policy, and the human consequences of impaired driving.
Watch this important conversation, and share it with someone who needs to hear it.
