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Driving Under the Influence of (DUI) Among Young Persons:  2002 Update

 

The NSDUH Report:  Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Among Young Persons

Highlights:

  • Data from SAMHSA's 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health were pooled to examine the prevalence of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or other drugs while driving by young persons aged 16 to 20. DUI is also called driving while intoxicated (DWI).
  • An annual average of 4.2 million persons aged 16 to 20 reported driving under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs during the past year.  About 169,000 of these persons (4%) reported that they had been arrested and booked for DUI/ DWI involving alcohol or drugs in the past year.
  • Among persons aged 16 to 20, 17% reported past year DUI/ DWI involving alcohol, 14% reported past year DUI/ DWI involving illicit drugs, and 8% reported past year DUI/ DWI involving a combination of alcohol and illicit drugs used together. Whites and American Indians/Alaska Natives were more likely to report DUI/DWI than other racial/ethnic groups.

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This Short Report, The NSDUH Report:  Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Among Young Persons, is based on SAMHSA's  National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.   SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.

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