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Dad, Grandpa Might Be Taking A Dangerous Risk While Stoned, Survey Finds
Men are 72% more likely than women to drive high, with daily users and those medicating mental health twice as likely, according to University of Michigan researchers.
- On Dec. 16, 2025, University of Michigan researchers found about 1 out of 5 cannabis-using adults 50 and older drove while high during the past year, based on 3,379 surveyed.
- Researchers found more than half of older adults who use cannabis medicate mood or mental health issues and 67% use it to help sleep, with mental health users twice as likely to drive stoned.
- Men were 72% more likely than women to drive after cannabis use, and middle-aged adults and seniors who use daily were three times as likely, with 27% reporting daily or almost-daily use.
- Public health recommendations include campaigns targeting driving while high in older adults with messages on treatment alternatives, potency changes, aging effects, and prescription drug interactions, Bonar said.
- Published in January 2026, the study appears in Drug and Alcohol Dependence and the University of Michigan news release highlights findings; Stanford Medicine offers additional resources.
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