@article{ref1,
title="The link between early onset drinking and early onset alcohol-impaired driving in young males",
journal="American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders",
year="2014",
author="Zhang, Lening and Wieczorek, William F. and Welte, John W.",
volume="40",
number="3",
pages="251-257",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Young drivers represent a disproportionate number of the individuals involved in alcohol-impaired driving. Although there is a known association between drinking and alcohol-impaired driving in young drivers, the link between early onset drinking and early onset alcohol-impaired driving has not been explored. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to assess this link along with potentially confounding factors. <br><br>METHODS: The assessment used a proportional hazards model with data collected from the Buffalo Longitudinal Study of Young Men, a population-based sample of 625 males at aged 16-19. <br><br>RESULTS: Controlling for the effects of potentially relevant confounds, the early onset of drinking was the most influential factor in predicting the early onset of alcohol-impaired driving. Race and the early onset of other forms of delinquency also played a significant role in the early onset of alcohol-impaired driving. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Preventing an early start of drinking among adolescents may be the most critical factor to address in preventing an early start of alcohol-impaired driving.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0095-2990",
doi="10.3109/00952990.2014.901336",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00952990.2014.901336"
}