School of Social Work, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States.
School of Social Work, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Addict Behav. 2023 Dec;147:107816. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107816. Epub 2023 Jul 28.
Driving under the influence (DUI) of psychoactive substances is an important public health and criminal justice issue, impacting the lives of millions of Americans. Although recent research provides up-to-date information regarding DUI among adults, there is a pressing need for research that focuses specifically on younger/underage drivers. We draw from a large, nationally-representative sample to provide up-to-date evidence as to the prevalence and key criminal justice, substance use, and behavioral health correlates of DUI of cannabis and alcohol among drivers ages 16 to 20 in the United States.
We used data from the 2020 and 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (young drivers ages 16-20; N=12,863). All analyses-survey adjusted prevalence estimates, logistic regression-were conducted using Stata SE 17.0 and weighted to account for the study's stratified cluster sampling design.
The prevalence of DUI-cannabis for the full sample-including those not endorsing past-year use-was 6.3%. Among youth endorsing past-year cannabis use, 24.5% reported DUI of cannabis. In the full sample and among cannabis users, DUI-cannabis risk was elevated among older and male youth. The prevalence of DUI-alcohol was 2.6% among all youth and 6.1% among youth reporting past-year alcohol consumption.
Estimates indicate that more than one million young drivers each year are placing their lives and those of others at risk by operating motor vehicles after consuming cannabis and/or alcohol. Findings underscore the importance of prevention efforts targeting underaged cannabis and alcohol-impaired driving.
受精神活性物质影响下驾驶（DUI）是一个重要的公共卫生和刑事司法问题，影响着数百万美国人的生活。尽管最近的研究提供了有关成年人 DUI 的最新信息，但迫切需要针对年轻/未成年司机进行具体研究。我们从一个大型的全国代表性样本中提取数据，提供有关美国 16 至 20 岁司机中 DUI 大麻和酒精的流行率以及与刑事司法、药物使用和行为健康相关的关键因素的最新证据。
我们使用了 2020 年和 2021 年全国毒品使用和健康调查的数据（年龄在 16-20 岁的年轻司机；N=12863）。所有分析-调查调整后的流行率估计、逻辑回归-均使用 Stata SE 17.0 进行，并根据研究的分层聚类抽样设计进行加权。
包括未报告过去一年使用情况的样本在内，全样本中 DUI-大麻的流行率为 6.3%。在报告过去一年使用大麻的青年中，有 24.5%报告了 DUI 大麻。在全样本和大麻使用者中，年龄较大和男性青年的 DUI-大麻风险较高。所有青年和报告过去一年饮酒的青年中，DUI-酒精的流行率分别为 2.6%和 6.1%。
估计表明，每年有超过 100 万年轻司机在吸食大麻和/或酒精后驾驶机动车辆，使自己和他人的生命处于危险之中。研究结果强调了针对未成年大麻和酒精致驾驶障碍的预防工作的重要性。
