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Mary Jane Smith1, Monica Kennison, Susan Gamble
1West Virginia University School of Nursing, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, PO Box 9640, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. mjsmith@hsc.wvu.edu
Abstract:
This study sought to query adolescents about drinking/driving situations and interventions used in these circumstances. A human science qualitative method was used to analyze descriptions of situations and interventions to gain the perspective of the life world of the young person. Findings include the drinking/driving situations of entangled, endangered, and stranded. Passenger interventions included persuading, interfering, planning ahead, and threatening. Practice, education, and research implications for those who work with adolescents are offered.
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