TEENS: While the percentage of teens that mix alcohol and driving has been slowly dropping, it is still a major problem. A study funded by The National Institute on Drug Abuse found about 30 percent (35 percent in 2001) of teens reported some exposure to impaired driving in the prior two weeks. Another 10 percent of surveyed teens admitted they drove after drinking five or more drinks.

Although the report's findings cut across geographic and socioeconomic lines, researchers have found ...

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