Addiction Medicine

New NHTSA Numbers Validate Impact of 24/7 Sobriety Programs

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, September 1st, 2009

The release of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 2008 numbers for alcohol-related traffic fatalities has sparked a substantial conversation in the justice system, thanks in part to sizable drops in alcohol-related fatalities in states focusing on 24/7 sobriety programs for convicted drunk drivers.

South Dakota's 24/7 Sobriety Project, the first state-level program in the country that mandates and monitors offenders 24/7 for sobriety, is seeing substantial results for a program that requires and monitors continuously for complete sobriety. According to NHTSA, South Dakota's rate of alcohol-related traffic fatalities has dropped an unprecedented...

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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2009-09-01)

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