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  New Model Seeks to Reduce Teen Drunken Driving Drunken driving claims 37 lives daily in the U.S., with teen and young adult drivers disproportionately involved.  Alcohol-impaired driving is influenced by numerous interconnected factors and long delays between actions and outcomes, complicating policymaking and increasing the risk of unintended consequences. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for crafting effective interventions. Niyousha Hosseinichimeh from the College of Engineering, in collaboration with researchers across the U.S., including Federico Vaca from the University of California, Irvine, has created a simulation model to examine how various public health interventions impact fatalities.  In prior research published in 2022, the scientists mapped out how factors such as peer influence, parental monitoring, and alcohol advertising connect, finding that prevention needed a multifactor approach.  The new model developed by Hosseinichimeh and her team ...