Alcohol and Drug Facts and Statistics | Better Hope Addiction Recovery

ALCOHOL & DRUG FACTS & STATISTCS Over 17,000 people in the U.S. die in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes each year Drinking and driving causes death every 30 minutes and non-fatally injure someone every 2 minutes Almost 30 americans are killed each day by alcohol-impaired driving 1111 in 3 will be involved in an alcohol-related crash in their lifetime Drunk drivers are typically first arrested after their 80th OFFENSE 10.5 million Americans reported driving under the influence of drugs in 2009. more than 18% of fatally injured drivers tested positive for drugs in 2009. REPEAT OFFENDERS: 50% to 75% of MOTORCYCLISTS: DRIVERS LICENSE DRIVING convicted drunk 29% of motorcyclists drivers continue A to drive with a killed in crashes suspended license. during 2009 had (BAC's) of .08% In most states, a person is considered legally intoxicated if his or her blood alcohol (BAC) is .08% or greater. PREVENTION AND EDUCATION D.A.R.E. DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION was founded in 1983 to teach children from kindergarten to high school how to resist peer pressure and live productive. MADD MOTHER AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING In 2012, MADD provided victim services to over 61,000 victims and survivors nationwide. ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASHES DROP BY 20% in areas where police checkpoints assess drivers impairment. IMPARED DRIVING ARREST RATES DECLINE BY 70% with use of iginition interlocks, which prevent anyone with a BAC above .02% or .04%. SOURCES: CDC ADD DUI FOUNDATION ARE NHTSA.GOV Better Hope Addiction Recovery A www.rehabtreatmentrecovery.com (757) 251-9257