Citation

Jones-Webb R, Fabian LEA, Harwood EM, Toomey TL, Wagenaar AC. J. Child Adolesc. Subst. Abuse 2004; 14(1): 41-60.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J029v14n01_03

PMID

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Abstract

The major objective of this study was to compare trends in three types of fatal injuries associated with alcohol use among youth under the legal drinking age and among adults of legal drinking age from 1990-1998. The fatal injuries investigated included homicide, suicide, and motor vehicle-traffic deaths.

RESULTS were: (1) motor vehicle-traffic deaths and homicide were higher among youth under the legal drinking age than among adults of legal drinking age; whereas, suicide was more common among adults of legal drinking age than among youth under the legal drinking age; and, (2) Af-rican American, Hispanic, and American Indian male youth under the legal drinking age were at substantial risk of being victims of homicide and motor vehicle-traffic deaths. © 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Policy; Injuries; Traffic; Homicide; Suicide; Alcohol; Youth; Deaths; Minorities