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Drug-impaired driving is a problem on America’s highways. Like drunk driving, drugged driving is impaired driving, which means it is dangerous and illegal in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. Whether the drug is legally prescribed or illegal, driving while drug-impaired poses a threat to the driver, vehicle passengers, and other road users. […]
In 2016 alone, 341 people in Alabama died from overdoses related to opioids, including heroin, prescription opioids and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. Many health experts believe that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) such as buprenorphine plays a key role in addressing this crisis.
Alabama’s ignition interlock law first came into effect in September 2011. Since that time, small changes have been made to increase its enforceability. This year, the Ignition Interlock Coalition made a concerted effort to change the law in order to spur an increase in use of ignition interlocks and ultimately to make them more money. […]
Lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the dangers of drug-impaired driving. There is growing concern in Congress over the issue as data from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility find that accidents from drugged driving have been on the rise over […]
Some 22.3 percent of fatally injured motorists who were tested for drugs tested positive for marijuana in 2016, a figure that researchers say has “increased substantially” in recent years as states have legalized the drug for recreational or medicinal use, according to a new report. The report was intended to draw attention to the need […]
As Drugged Driving Problem Grows, Impaired Driving Messages Must Expand WASHINGTON, DC – A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) finds that in 2016, 44% of fatally-injured drivers with known results tested positive for drugs, up from 28% just 10 years prior. More than half of these drivers had marijuana, opioids, or a combination […]
Statement for attribution to Governors Highway Safety Association Executive Director Jonathan Adkins WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, March 15 the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) will join national stakeholders for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA)Drugged Driving Summit. With drugged driving a growing problem across the nation, GHSA is grateful to NHTSA Deputy Administrator Heidi […]
Statement for attribution to Governors Highway Safety Association Executive Director Jonathan Adkins WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Insurance for Highway Safety announced new research demonstrating that state laws requiring ignition interlock device (IID) use for all drunk driving offenders reduced drunk driving crash fatalities by 16 percent. This new study adds to a compelling body […]
Americans could be downplaying the risks of smoking pot and driving. While most U.S. adults, or 91 percent, view driving under the influence of marijuana as dangerous and 87 percent said the practice makes one a hazard to others on the road, only 40 percent viewed weed as contributing to more crashes. That’s according to […]
This document presents the results of a comparison of impaired driving crashes to non-impaired driving crashes over a recent three year period.
