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Young drinkers are more likely to use alcohol to relieve stress when they get older. A National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism survey found that, among adults with a high level of stress in their lives, people who began drinking at age 14 or younger drank five times more than their peers who started drinking at age 18 or older, consuming an average of six drinks per day.
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Sources for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online, 4/20/2007. Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet, last referenced 8/15/07.

2 National Center for Education Statistics Online, July 2005, Table 97. Public Secondary Schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 2003 –2004, last accessed 8/15/07.

3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online, 4/20/2007. Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet, last referenced 8/15/07.

4 U.S. Department of Transportation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Online 2/05. The ABCs of BAC: A Guide to Understanding Blood Alcohol Concentration and Alcohol Impairment, last referenced 8/15/07.

5,6,7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online, 4/20/2007. Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet, last referenced 8/15/07.

8 National Academies Press Online, 2004. Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility, last accessed 8/15/07.

9 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2004. Traffic Safety Facts: Young Drivers. DOT HS 809 918.  NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Washington, DC.

10 Gonzales, M.M., Dickinson, L. M., et al., 2005. Student drivers: a study of fatal motor vehicle crashes involving 16-year-old drivers. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 45(2). 140-146.

11,12 The Center for Research Injury and Prevention: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2007. Driving: Through the Eyes of Teens: A Research Report of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.

 
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