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19473785

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
Driving under the influence (DUI) is a major road safety problem. Historically, alcohol has been assumed to play a larger role in crashes and DUI education programs have reflected this assumption, although recent evidence suggests that younger drivers are becoming more likely to drive drugged than to drive drunk. This is a study of 7096 Texas clients under age 21 who were admitted to state-funded treatment programs between 1997 and 2007 with a past-year DUI arrest, DUI probation, or DUI referral. Data were obtained from the State's administrative dataset. Multivariate logistic regressions models were used to understand the differences between those minors entering treatment as a DUI as compared to a non-DUI as well as the risks for completing treatment and for being abstinent in the month prior to follow-up. A major finding was that over time, the primary problem for underage DUI drivers changed from alcohol to marijuana. Being abstinent in the month prior to discharge, having a primary problem with alcohol rather than another drug, and having more family involved were the strongest predictors of treatment completion. Living in a household where the client was exposed to alcohol abuse or drug use, having been in residential treatment, and having more drug and alcohol and family problems were the strongest predictors of not being abstinent at follow-up. As a result, there is a need to direct more attention towards meeting the needs of the young DUI population through programs that address drug as well as alcohol consumption problems.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1879-0046
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Too young to drink but old enough to drive under the influence: a study of underage offenders as seen in substance abuse treatment in Texas.
pubmed:affiliation
Addiction Research Institute, Center for Social Work Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, Austin, TX 78712, USA. jcmaxwell@mail.utexas.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article