Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention

Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention

Provide here are facts and resources regarding drunk and drugged driving prevention for physicians and health educators to use as they educate people about the consequences of driving impaired.

Consider these facts:

• Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 30 minutes and cause a non-fatal injury to someone every 2 minutes.

• Approximately 17,000 deaths and 700,000 injuries are related to alcohol-related car crashes each year in the United States.

• Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes are the single greatest cause of death for every age group from 6 through 33 years of age.

• Nearly 80% of all occupants killed in alcohol related traffic crashes were not wearing seat belts. (Source for facts above : National Commission Against Drunk Driving)

• Alcohol is a depressant which impairs a driver's judgment, vision, and reaction time. These critical skills are necessary for being a good, safe driver.

• Alcohol-related care crashes are a common cause for severe abdominal, head, chest and musculoskeltal injuries.

Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Tips

Information for you and your patients on preventing drunk and drugged driving

AMA Press Releases and Reports

AMA press releases and reports on alcohol and drug issues

Treatment Resources

Referral & support group information

AMA Policy

AMA alcohol related policies

This information was provided by Michael D. Hossack, MD, when he was the Resident and Fellow Section Representative on the MAC Governing Council. Dr. Hossack is specializing in orthopedic surgery.