Sobering Up

Day 2 of the National Traffic Safety Board’s groundbreaking ‘Reaching Zero’ event features a number of renowned panelists fielding questions on issues including non-judicial intervention opportunities, the international perspectrive on substance-impaired driving, technology and law enforcement, and an in-depth look at the next steps in the fight to Reach Zero! Presentations are being webcast live [...]

The National Traffic Safety Board is hosting their first-ever two-day forum focused on eliminating substance-impaired driving. Reaching Zero is being held May 15-16 in Washington, D.C., where representatives from academia, research and advocacy organizations, industry, and state and federal agencies will attend and serve as panelists. The goal of the forum is to identify actions [...]

There are no doubts that specialty courts, such as Drug Courts, Veterans Treatment Courts, and Family Drug Courts are making a difference in the lives of offenders who battle addiction issues. Thanks to two groups with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA)— the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and the Center for [...]

Ah, summer vacation is right around the corner, and many Americans are gearing up to travel outside of the country. Maybe it’s jet-setting off to France and Italy for the wine lovers, or Germany and Belgium for the beer lovers. Where ever one chooses to travel during this summer vacation, it may be worth noting [...]

Many DUI offenders think they can drive after excessive drinking. Not wanting to pay for a cab or inconvenience a sober friend, they choose to take the chance hoping they will not get caught. Many believe because drinking alcohol is a legal right after the age of 21, they can do so. Unfortunately, many misjudge [...]

Can advertising campaigns sponsored by the alcohol beverage industry promote responsible drinking? Early indications show that such campaigns may be effective at educating consumers. According to a recent article published in Ad Age Global, in the UK, “10 – and 11-year-olds are more likely to recognize Carlsberg lager than Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, and [...]

While Colorado Senate Bill 12-163 has gone largely unnoticed by mainstream media, it’s raising a good amount of debate in the state. The bill reduces the penalty for possession of 4 grams or less of certain drugs from a Class 6 Felony to a Class 1 Misdemeanor and reduces the penalty for possession of more [...]

Last week, an article out of Australia titled “Drink Driving Figures Disturbing” stated there had been a 96% increase from the previous year in DUIs ‘detected’ in Manning Great Lakes LAC over the Easter weekend. A week later, a story out of Minnesota estimated that 1 out of every 8 Minnesotans has had a DUI. [...]

Monday’s Detroit News reported that the ‘worst of the worst’ drunk drivers are coming off of metro roads as a result of Michigan’s “Super Drunk” law, which went into effect October 31, 2010. ‘Local police target Super Drunks’ takes a look at the impact the law has had since its inception. The “Super Drunk” law was [...]

Recently, a New York Times article reported on a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which states that four times a month, 1 in 6 Americans binge drink by drinking an average of 8 drinks in a short amount of time. The CDC surveyed over 450,000 Americans to determine the [...]