2016
Transitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States.
Vaca FE, Li K, Hingson R, Simons-Morton BG. Transitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2016, 77: 77-85. PMID: 26751357, PMCID: PMC4711323, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy episodic drinkingDrug-impaired driversSubstance useEpisodic drinkingAlcohol/substance useNEXT Generation Health StudyHarm reduction strategiesPredictors of changePost-high school yearsHealth StudyIndividual substance useRepresentative cohortTime-varying covariatesDrinkingCohortYearsMonths
2012
Young unlicensed drivers and passenger safety restraint use in u.s. Fatal crashes: concern for risk spillover effect?
Fu J, Anderson CL, Dziura JD, Crowley MJ, Vaca FE. Young unlicensed drivers and passenger safety restraint use in u.s. Fatal crashes: concern for risk spillover effect? AAAM Annual Conference 2012, 56: 37-43. PMID: 23169115, PMCID: PMC3503417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafety restraint useRestraint usePassenger restraint useYoung unlicensed driversDriver restraint useHigh-risk behaviorsFatal crashesFatality Analysis Reporting SystemDecreased oddsUnlicensed drivingUnlicensed driversLogistic regressionDetrimental roleSafety restraintsDriver drinkingReporting systemCrash fatalitiesImpaired drivingYearsSafety behaviorYears 1996