Get Up And Do Something: Teen drinking and driving down 54 percent since 1991

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Teen drinking and driving down 54 percent since 1991
Oct 3rd 2012, 11:18

Teen drinking has dropped 54 percent over the last 20 years thanks to stricter laws -- and higher gas prices.

In the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Vital Signs report published on Oct. 2, it was revealed that the number of teens aged 16 and older that had drank and drove went down from 22.3 percent in 1991 to only 10.3 percent in 2011. About 85 percent of teens who admitted to drinking and driving also said they binge drank, meaning consuming five or more alcoholic beverages in one sitting.

"There is good news in some of the data here," CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden said during a press conference according to HealthDay.

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