Binge drinking by teenagers in their senior year of high school is a strong predictor of dangerous behaviors later in life, including driving while impaired (DWI) and riding with an impaired driver (RWI), according to a new Yale-led study.
But researchers also found that what teens believe their parents know about their leisure activities and who their friends are — and whether the parents approve or disapprove of alcohol use - can have life-saving effects.
YaleNews: Yale-led team finds parents can curb teen drinking and driving
Submitted by Federico E Vaca on January 22, 2020