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Author:  Sara Germano.


Source: Volume 09, Number 03, Summer 2005 , pp.55-57(3)




Impaired Driving Update

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Abstract: 

Articles from various journals involving the risky driving by teen drivers, a pediatrician’s role in substance abuse prevention, communities fighting against drunk driving and substance abuse, free ride home programs based on college campuses, and cell phone use statistics: “Acceptance of and Engagement in Risky Driving Behaviors by Teenagers” by Marie Andreas and Sheila Sarkar 39 (156) Adolescence (Wint. 2004); “Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs: The Role of the Pediatrician in Prevention, Identification, and Management of Substance Abuse” by John W. Kulig, M.D., M.P.H., and the Committee on Substance Abuse 115 (3) Pediatrics (Mar. 2005); “Lessons Learned From Fighting Back” by David D. Rosenbloom, Ph.D., and Ronda Zakocs, Ph.D. (directors); “Preventing Impaired Driving Through College-Based Free Ride Home Programs” by E.E. Floyd-Bann, W.E. Van Tassel, and M.E. Dennis 53 (1) The Chronicle of ADTSEA (Wint. 2005); “Driver Cell Phone Use in 2004—Overall Results” by Donna Glassbrenner, Ph.D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Feb. 2005);

Keywords: Adolescence; Pediatrics; Committee on Substance Abuse; The Chronicle of ADTSEA; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;

Affiliations:  1: SUNY Albany.

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