Associations between driving under the influence or riding with an impaired driver and future substance use among adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Risky driving behaviors among adolescents, such as riding with a drinking or impaired driver (RWID) or driving while under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs, are significant public health concerns. Few studies have examined associations of RWID and DUI with future substance use and problems after controlling for baseline substance use. Given that the DUI/RWDD event may be a teachable moment to prevent future consequences (e.g., when injured or arrested), it is important to understand how this risk behavior relates to subsequent use and problems. This study therefore examined characteristics of adolescents who reported DUI and RWID and assessed their risk of future alcohol and marijuana use and consequences 6 months later. Methods: Participants were 668 adoles

SUBMITTER: Osilla KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6728146 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature