O'Malley Patrick M, Johnston Lloyd D
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-1248, USA.
J Stud Alcohol. 2003 May;64(3):305-12. doi: 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.305.
This study reports trends from 1976 to 2001 in the number of tickets or warnings that high school seniors receive, the number of vehicle accidents in which they are drivers and the number of these events that occur after use of alcohol, marijuana or other illegal drugs.
The data come from the Monitoring the Future study, in which nationally representative samples of high school seniors have been surveyed annually since 1976.
Results demonstrate that the problem of unsafe or inappropriate driving among American youth is of considerable magnitude, although there has been a downward trend when adjusted for number of miles driven. The frequency of tickets received and vehicle accidents that occurred after use of alcohol has diminished markedly compared to the incidence of tickets and accidents after use of marijuana over the interval from 1976 to 2001.
Despite the decline in the number of vehicle accidents occurring and tickets received after drinking or using illicit drugs, aggressive policies are still needed to deter youths from engaging in such risky behaviors.
本研究报告了1976年至2001年期间高中高年级学生收到的罚单或警告数量、他们作为驾驶员发生的车辆事故数量以及在使用酒精、大麻或其他非法药物后发生的此类事件的数量趋势。
数据来自“监测未来”研究，自1976年以来，每年对具有全国代表性的高中高年级学生样本进行调查。
结果表明，美国青少年中不安全或不适当驾驶的问题相当严重，尽管在根据行驶里程数进行调整后呈下降趋势。与1976年至2001年期间使用大麻后收到罚单和发生事故的发生率相比，使用酒精后收到罚单的频率和发生车辆事故的频率显著降低。
尽管饮酒或使用非法药物后发生的车辆事故数量和收到的罚单数量有所下降，但仍需要积极的政策来阻止青少年从事此类危险行为。
