National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month -- December
1996
Persons who drive while impaired by alcohol or other drugs are
a public health hazard to themselves and to others. During 1995,
alcohol-related motor-vehicle crashes resulted in 17,274 deaths in
the United States; intoxication rates in fatal crashes were highest
for persons aged 21-24 years (1). Alcohol-related traffic crashes
remain a leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults.
The injuries, disabilities, deaths, and economic and social
costs associated with impaired driving are enormous and
preventable. December has been designated National Drunk and
Drugged Driving Prevention Month by the National Drunk and Drugged
Driving Prevention Month Coalition, a nationwide public/private
sector coalition for the prevention of crashes related to impaired
driving. Additional information about National Drunk and Drugged
Driving Prevention Month is available from the Impaired Driving
Division, Office of Traffic Injury Control Programs (NTS-11),
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 7th Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 366-9581.
Reference
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic safety
facts, 1995: alcohol. Washington, DC: US Department of
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Research, and
Development, 1996.
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