US Teen Drinking and Driving Rate Cut in Half Over Last Two Decades

Family Life - Kids

glass of beerThe percentage of US high school students who drink and drive has dropped by more than half in two decades, according to the latest findings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The officials said Tuesday the drinking and driving rate for teens dropped to 10.3 percent in 2011, from 33.2 percent in 1991 -- a 54 percent decline.

(READ the story from Medical Daily)

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