December 2, 2005

College Students Who Drink and Drive Are Likely to Do It Again Despite Negative Consequences, Study Finds

By SARA LIPKA

Do drunk drivers learn their lessons?

College students who have already suffered negative consequences of drinking and driving are more likely to drink and drive again than are their peers who have not dealt with such consequences, according to a new study, which was published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol.

Risk factors, such as "hostility and sensation seeking," remain elevated after a student suffers a negative consequence, wrote Denis M. McCarthy, an assistant