Drug-Impaired Driving By Youth Remains Serious Problem, USA

Large numbers of American adolescents are putting themselves and others at great risk by driving while under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol, according to a study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In 2006, 30 percent of high school seniors reported driving after drinking heavily or using drugs, or riding in a car whose driver had been drinking heavily or using drugs, at least once in the prior two weeks. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on October 31st, 2007