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Did you know...
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Drunk driving is the
nation’s most frequently committed violent crime, killing someone
every 30 minutes. (
NHTSA,2003
)
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Approximately 18 million Americans — 8.5 percent of the population —
meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse or alcoholism. (Grant,
2003)
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Beer is the
drink of choice in most cases of heavy drinking, binge drinking, drunk
driving and underage drinking. (Rogers and Greenfield, 1999)
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In 2002, an estimated 17,419 people died in alcohol–related traffic
crashes—an average of one every 30 minutes. These deaths constitute 41
percent of the 42,815 total traffic fatalities. (
NHTSA,2003
)
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Incidence of intoxication (BAC
of 0.08 g/dl or greater) for drivers in fatal crashes in 2003 was
highest for motorcycle operators (29 percent) and lowest for drivers
of large trucks (1 percent). The incidence of intoxication for drivers
of light trucks and passenger car drivers was the same (22 percent).
(
NHTSA,2004
)
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Of the general driving age public, 97
percent see drinking and driving as a threat to their personal safety,
and 66 percent feel it is extremely important to do something to
reduce the problem in terms of where tax dollars should be spent. (
GallupOrganization, 2003
)
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About three in every ten Americans
will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their
lives. (NHTSA, 2001)
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In 2001, more than half a
million people were injured in crashes where police reported that
alcohol was present — an average of one person injured approximately
every 2 minutes. (
Blincoe,Seay et al., 2002
)
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The highest prevalence of both binge
and heavy drinking in 2000 was for young adults aged 18 to 25, with
the peak rate occurring at age 21. (
SAMHSA,2000
)
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Impairment is not determined by the
type of drink, but rather by the amount of alcohol ingested over a
specific period of time. (
IIHS,June 2003
)
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Alcohol is closely linked with
violence. About 40 percent of all crimes (violent and non-violent)
are committed under the influence of alcohol. (
Bureauof Justice Statistics, 1998
)
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Alcohol is society's legal, oldest and
most popular drug. (
NarcoticEducational Foundation of America, 2002
)
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Beer is the drink most commonly
consumed by people stopped for alcohol-impaired driving or involved in
alcohol-related crashes. (
IIHS,
2003
)
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Alcohol-related fatalities are caused
primarily by the consumption of beer (80 percent) followed by
liquor/wine at 20 percent. (
Runge,2002
)
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Those drivers 21 to 24 years old were
most likely to be intoxicated (BAC of 0.08 g/dl or greater) in fatal
crashes in 2003. Thirty-two percent of drivers 21 to 24 years old
involved in fatal crashes were intoxicated, followed by ages 25 to 34
(27 percent) and 35 to 44 (24 percent). (
NHTSA,2004
)
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The impact of alcohol involvement
increases with injury severity. Alcohol-involved crashes accounted
for 10 percent of property damage only crash costs, 21 percent of
nonfatal injury crashes; and 46 percent of fatal injury crash costs.
(
NHTSA,2002
)
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The intoxication rate (those over .08 BAC)
for male drivers involved in fatal crashes was 25 percent, compared
with 12 percent for female drivers. (
NHTSA,2003
)
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The average person metabolizes alcohol
at the rate of about one drink per hour.
Only time will sobera person up.
Drinking strong coffee, exercising ortaking a cold shower will not help.
(
MichiganState University, 2002
)
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For fatal crashes occurring from
midnight to 3:00 AM, 77 percent involved alcohol in 2003. The next
most dangerous time period for alcohol-related crash deaths were 9 PM
to midnight (64 percent of fatal crashes involved alcohol), followed
by 3 AM to 6 AM (60 percent of fatal crashes involved alcohol). (
NHTSA,2004
)
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Those drivers over the age of 70 were
least likely to be intoxicated (BAC of 0.08 g/dl or greater) in fatal
crashes in 2003 – only five percent were intoxicated. (
NHTSA,2004
)
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The rate of alcohol
involvement in fatal crashes is more than 3 times as high at night as
during the day (61 percent vs. 18 percent). For all crashes, the
alcohol involvement rate is 5 times as high at night (16 percent vs. 3
percent). (
NHTSA,2004
)
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The speed of alcohol absorption
affects the rate at which one becomes drunk. Unlike foods, alcohol
does not have to be slowly digested. As a person drinks faster than
the alcohol can be eliminated, the drug accumulates in the body,
resulting in higher and higher levels of alcohol in the blood. (
NarcoticEducation Foundation of America, 2002
)
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A standard drink is defined as 12 ounces
of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 72-proof distilled
spirits, all of which contain the same amount of alcohol -- about .54
ounces. (
NHTSA,2002
)
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Motor vehicle crashes are the
leading cause of death for people from 2 to 33 years old. (
NHTSA,2004
)
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In 2003, 30 percent of all fatal
crashes during the week were alcohol-related, compared to 53 percent
on weekends. For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate was 5
percent during the week and 12 percent during the weekend. (
NHTSA,2004
)
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There is evidence that heavier
drinkers prefer to drink at bars and other person's homes, and at
multiple locations requiring longer driver distances. Young drivers
have been found to prefer drinking at private parties, while older,
more educated drivers prefer bars and taverns. (
NHTSA,2001
)
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Binge drinking has been defined as at
least five drinks in a row for men and four drinks in a row for women.
(
Wechsleret al, 2002
)
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