Impaired Driving - General Information

Publications and Online Materials

2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment - Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2008

The ABCs of BAC: A Guide to Understanding Blood Alcohol Concentration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2005

Alcohol - Related Traffic Deaths Fact Sheet
National Institutes of Health, No publication date indicated

Crime in the United States

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Annual Report

Digest of Impaired Driving and Selected Beverage Control Laws
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2007

Drugged Driving
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2003

Drugs and Human Performance Fact Sheets

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2004

Drunk Driving Victimization
Office for Victims of Crime, No publication date indicated

Driving Under the Influence among Adult Drivers

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2005

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Among Young Persons
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004

DWI Offenders Under Correctional Supervision

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1999

Facilities with DUI/DWI Programs, 2004

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2005

Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking Among Young Drivers

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004

Highway Safety: Effectiveness of State .08 Blood Alcohol Laws

General Accounting Office, 1999

InfoFacts: Drugged Driving

National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2008

Literature Review of Polypharmacy and Older Drivers: Identifying Strategies to Study Drug Usage and Driving Functioning Among Older Drivers
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2006

Reducing Impaired-Driving Recidivism Using Advanced Vehicle-Based Alcohol Detection Systems: A Report to Congress
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2007 

Screening and Brief Intervention in the Criminal Justice System
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2004/2005

State Estimates of Persons Aged 18 or Older Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Illicit Drugs
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2008

State of Knowledge of Drug-Impaired Driving

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2003

Statistical Analysis of Alcohol-Related Driving Trends, 1982-2005
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008

Twelve-Month Prevalence and Changes in Driving After Drinking United States, 1991–1992 and 2001–2002
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2006

Search the NCJRS Abstracts Database for addtional resources on this topic.

Related Resources

APIS is an online resource that provides detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol-related policies in the United States at both state and Federal levels.

This Web Forum Guest Host Series from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) contains discussion topics on Serving Victims of Impaired Driving and Drunk Driving.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The mission of this agency is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce the economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Underage drinking and related risk behaviors among youth

This Web site provides statistics on alcohol-related behaviors among youth, including statistics on drunk driving.

OVC: Drunk Driving
This section of the OVC Web site provides information on drunk driving, victim services, prevention programs and support services.