Drunk Driving
New iPhone App Intoxicheck Designed to Help Decrease Drinking and Driving
Innocorp Ltd has been a provider of hands-on tools for health awareness and prevention for 15 years. Their latest venture for the iPhone called intoxicheck was designed to help eliminate driving under the influence. With the New Year upon us, the app comes out just in time to hopefully lead the way in decreasing drinking[.....]
Teens Most Likely to Drink and Drive on New Year’s Eve
When teens make plans for New Year’s Eve, they often forget to make plans to address a common problem: what to do if their ride decides to drink. A new study says that if teens are prepared to ask their driver to hand over the keys, the request will likely be well-received.
MADD Releases Five-Year Progress Report on Eliminating Drunk Driving
Five years after Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) began their campaign to keep drunk drivers off the roads, they have released a report on how each state is progressing in eliminating drunk drivers on their roadways. Overall, America earned three stars out of a possible five in MADD’s Report to the Nation, with five stars[.....]
Using Alcohol Monitoring Bracelets to Decrease DUIs
As alcoholism and drunk driving are becoming a growing problem across the nation, authorities are looking for ways to monitor these situations and reduce drunk driving incidents. The U.S. government has recently found a way to possibly reduce alcohol-related incidents in the future, with the SCRAM bracelet.
Screening Repeat DUI Offenders for Psychiatric Disorders
Those who struggle with alcohol use disorders often also meet criteria for other mental disorders. Repeat DUI offenders are individuals who are at a significantly high risk for having other psychiatric disorders in addition to any alcohol-related disorder that may be present.
112 Million Drunk Driving Incidents in 2010
According to a nationwide survey done last year, the CDC says that four million adult drivers were involved in drunk driving and were responsible for over 100 million alcohol-related incidents. Out of this number, four of the five drivers involved were males and 85 percent of them involved binge drinking. Additionally, males under the age[.....]
Drunk Driving Declines but the Numbers Remain High in 2010
News on the street is that Americans are behaving more responsibly when it comes to drinking and then getting behind the wheel of a car. The result is fewer occasions of drunk driving and fewer instances of traffic injury and death. It is encouraging to see a decline in instances of alcohol-impaired driving and traffic[.....]
Characteristics of DUI Offenders Inconsistent
It is easy to try to lump individuals into stereotypes, and it is especially common when people consider individuals with a substance abuse disorder. The general perception is that those who drink alcohol tend to have mental disorders, difficulty with sustained employment and are likely to be abusing other drugs in addition to alcohol. A[.....]
Kids More Likely to Drink and Drive if Parents Drink at Home
Parents can find encouragement and challenge in studies that examine how parents influence their children’s teenage and even adult drinking habits. Studies consistently reveal that "do as I do" role modeling is far more influential than "do as I say" sermonizing. A recent University of Florida study underlines findings from a 2008 study conducted through[.....]
Testing the Effectiveness of Ignition Interlock Devices
States are continually searching for improved ways to reduce the number of DUIs, hoping to in turn reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths in their jurisdiction. Some states have implemented tactics such as holding the establishment partly responsible that sold liquor in cases where death results from driving while intoxicated.
