Sobering Up

Just in time to wrap up a year full of good news in the fight against Impaired Driving, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released the 2011 numbers for alcohol-impaired motor vehicle fatalities. Overall, the U.S. saw yet another year of reductions in traffic deaths due to alcohol, with a drop of 2.5% [...]

In October the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a study on Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring. The report, which took an in-depth look at six jurisdictions in the U.S. using SCRAM transdermal alcohol monitors, recognized the testing technology as an effective tool that protects the public from future impaired driving incidents.

Binge drinking spikes around the holidays. Check out this infographic from Everyday Health.

Courts Tout Success Stories During Impaired Driving Prevention Month in December As we prepare to ring in the New Year, The National Center for DWI Courts can reflect upon real progress made in 2012 to save lives by reducing drunk driving.Simply put, the number of DWI Courts has gone up, and new statistics show the [...]

In July of 2010, Laura Fortenbury, a 17-year-old Gaston County, North Carolina, teenager was killed in a head-on collision by Howard Pasour. Pasour was drunk when he hit Fortenberry and was sentenced for second-degree murder in her death. He had three prior convictions. Laura’s death at the hands of a repeat drunk driver sparked state [...]

As part of Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Sobering Up is taking a look back at the year’s Top 12 Newsmakers in the fight against alcohol-involved crime and Impaired Driving. This post is Part 1 of 12. In January, the Centers for Disease Control reported that on average, 17% of the U.S. population engages in binge [...]

Today the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating all transportation accidents, unveiled its 2013 Most Wanted List. This list highlights the ten most critical transportation issues that need to be addressed to improve safety and save lives. On the list is Substance-Impaired Driving. For the past 15 [...]

Halloween is no longer a just-for-kids holiday. According to the National Retail Federation, over 170 million people in the U.S. will celebrate Halloween, with one-third of those planning on throwing or attending a party. Adults have embraced the chance to dress-up in costume and celebrate, and according to some newly released data, some may be doing [...]

Drinking and driving has been a chronic—and deadly—problem on Montana’s roadways for decades. In 2008, Forbes magazine reported that Montana was ranked as the deadliest state in the nation when it came to per capita DUI-related traffic fatalities. Law and policy makers responded with a list of changes to the Montana legal code, all aimed [...]

On Monday the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released results from the 2011 National Survey of Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings. The 162-page report was released in conjunction with National Recovery Month. The annual study looks at prescription and illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco use and measures responses from [...]