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    J Am Coll Health. 1994 Sep;43(2):65-70.

    Designated-driver programs: college students' experiences and opinions.

    Glascoff MA, Knight SM, Jenkins LK.

    School of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

    We investigated the experiences and opinions of college students regarding the use of designated drivers. Although using designated drivers appeared to be common, results indicated that in many instances the designated driver did not abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages. The opinions of the participants indicated that the nondrivers in a drinking group may in fact drink more when there is a designated driver. Our findings lead us to question the overall value of currently practiced designated-driver programs for college student drinkers. Developing programs on how to be a designated driver are among our recommendations.

    PMID: 7963084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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