Citation

Whitehead PC, Ferrence RG. J. Saf. Res. 1976; 8(2): 65-72.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

More young people are driving and they are drinking more alcohol than consuming more drugs. Increasingly, they're combining these behaviors with unfortunate results. Rising collision rates, particularly since the lowering of the drinking age in many jurisdictions, have increased the visibility of this mounting problem. This paper examines the patterns of driving, drinking, and drug taking among young people and assesses hypotheses linking these behaviors to collision involvement. The implications for social policy of current knowledge about these problems are discussed in terms of approaches that stress primary prevention. Specific recommendations are offered for legal changes to reduce the incidence of alcohol-and drug-related damage among young people.