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Nebraska is currently one of 14 states that do not mandate pulling a teen's driver's license if he or she is caught with drugs or alcohol. However, Nebraska lawmakers are considering implementing such a law. "Use-and-lose" laws first gained popularity in the mid 1980s. They are based on the idea that most teens view the privilege of driving as extremely important, and that the prospect of losing that privilege is an effective deterrent to drug and/or alcohol abuse.

Jim Fell, senior program director for the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, a nonprofit public health organization in Calverton, Maryland, commented on "use-and-lose" legislation, saying, "There has been an evaluation of these laws ... and they are considered effective."

The other 36 states in the union, as well as the District of Columbia, will revoke a teen's driver's license for possession of drugs or alcohol, even if the teen was not driving at the time the drugs were discovered in his possession.

(Source: www.columbustelegram.com)

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