TEENS AND IMPAIRED DRIVING - Driving under the Influence Too Common among Teenagers

TEENS AND IMPAIRED DRIVING
Driving under the Influence Too Common among Teenagers

Drinking and driving among teenagers is a disturbingly common problem, says a new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). According to Elias A. Zerhouni, NIH director, "This study shows that not only are too many teens putting themselves and others at risk by driving under the influence of drugs, but . . . there has been little improvement in the past six years." The study found that nearly a third of high school students had driven under the influence of alcohol or drugs -- or had been in the car with a driver who had -- in the previous two weeks.

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http://www.drugabuse.gov/newsroom/07/NR10-29.html