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Unsafe motor vehicle practices among substance-using college students.
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Smokers, episodic heavy drinkers, marijuana users and users of illegal drugs in combination with alcohol were significantly more likely to drive after drinking alcohol and ride with a driver who had been drinking alcohol, and significantly less likely to wear safety belts while driving or while riding in a car as a passenger.About:
This article is published in Accident Analysis & Prevention.The article was published on 1999-11-01. It has received 75 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Alcohol abuse & Poison control.read more
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A review of drug use and driving: epidemiology, impairment, risk factors and risk perceptions
TL;DR: It is concluded that drug driving is a significant problem, both in terms of a general public health issue and as a specific concern for drug users.
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Predictors of health behaviours in college students.
TL;DR: Future health promotion programmes with college students must use interventions that maximize self-efficacy and ultimately reduce barriers to adopting a healthy lifestyle.
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Cannabis intoxication and fatal road crashes in France: population based case-control study
TL;DR: Driving under the influence of cannabis increases the risk of involvement in a crash in France, however, in France its share in fatal crashes is significantly lower than that associated with positive blood alcohol concentration.
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The occurrence of cannabis use disorders and other cannabis-related problems among first-year college students.
TL;DR: A significant proportion of cannabis-using college students meet diagnostic criteria for disorder, and even in the absence of disorder, users appear to be at risk for potentially serious cannabis-related problems.
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Risky driving and lifestyles in adolescence.
TL;DR: Results concerning the association between risky driving and lifestyle showed that risky driving was not an isolated behavior and boys who displayed risky driving practices were more likely to adopt a lifestyle characterized by high involvement in antisocial behaviors, tobacco smoking, comfort eating and time spent in non-organized activities with friends.
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Actual causes of death in the United States.
J M McGinnis,W H Foege +1 more
TL;DR: The most prominent contributors to mortality in the United States in 1990 were tobacco, diet and activity patterns, alcohol, microbial agents, toxic agents, firearms, sexual behavior, motor vehicles, and illicit use of drugs.
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Guide to clinical preventive services: a challenge to physician resourcefulness
TL;DR: The physician's degree of resourcefulness, i.e., the ability to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, is important for changing the health behaviors of patients within the constraints of a brief office visit, was in short supply among primary care physicians selected for their interest in preventive medicine.
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Health and Behavioral Consequences of Binge Drinking in College: A National Survey of Students at 140 Campuses
TL;DR: Binge drinking is widespread on college campuses and programs aimed at reducing this problem should focus on frequent binge drinkers, refer them to treatment or educational programs, and emphasize the harm they cause for students who are not binge drinkers.