Tag: alcohol dependence
NTSB’s Newest Recommendations Overlook Alcohol-Dependent Drivers
On Tuesday the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a special investigation report on fatal wrong-way driving crashes...
Top 12 of 2012: U.K. Looks to U.S. as a Model for Impaired Driving Tactics
It has been estimated by the United Kingdom’s Home Office that “irresponsible” drinking costs taxpayers in the U.K....
Sober Days: A game changer for treatment, criminal justice
Last June, I had the opportunity to present to a group of researchers with the National Institute of...
Researchers Using Transdermal Testing to Learn More About Drinking Behaviors
In June, researchers from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio and Wake Forest University...
The Costs of Drunk Driving: How to Save $37 Billion a Year
Take a look at this infographic from www.carinsurance.org on the costs of drunk driving.
Making a Difference: York, PA Closing the Supervision Gap for Repeat Drunk Drivers
According to officials in York County, Pennsylvania, in any given year, 125 drunk drivers are responsible for 600...
Do AA and Treatment Programs Really Fail Young Addicts?
In a recent opinion piece in the Washington Post, “How AA Fails Young Addicts,” Chelsea Carmona, who attended...
Bottle to Throttle: Alcohol Takes Center Stage in New Hollywood Blockbuster
I’m not Up in the Air like George Clooney, I don’t have 10 million frequent flyer miles—or even...
Handing Them the Keys: Should Parents of Adult Offenders Be Legally Liable?
In May, a California judge approved a $1.2 million settlement agreement for a drunk driving crash that injured...
NTSB’s Reaching Zero, Day 2: Eliminating Substance-Impaired Driving
Day 2 of the National Traffic Safety Board's groundbreaking 'Reaching Zero' event features a number of renowned panelists...