| Title | Alcohol and Highway Safety: Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol Problems as a Community Approach to Improving Traffic Safety |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48491 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Higgins-Biddle, John; Dilonardo, Joan |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research |
| Publication Date | 20130900 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Only a small fraction of the impaired drivers who are at risk for alcohol-impaired-driving crashes are arrested. These include drivers who drink regularly or occasionally to intoxication before they drive. Researchers have estimated the probability of being arrested while driving while intoxicated (DWI) with a blood alcohol concentration at or above .10 g/dL to be about 1 in 200. A similar study reported that only 23% of alcohol-positive drivers admitted to trauma units and emergency departments following crashes are convicted of DWI. This report provides an overview of the use of Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) as a countermeasure for those who have displayed, or could potentially display, harmful/hazardous drinking behaviors, including drinking and driving. This report endeavors to acquaint the highway safety community with an overview of the development of SBI, the context in which SBI is employed, the efficacy and limitations of this approach, and the policy implications for traffic safety. |
| Rosap ID | dot:1955 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1955 |
| TRT Terms | Traffic safety; Impaired drivers; Drunk driving; Alcohol use; Blood alcohol levels; Countermeasures; Traffic crashes; Behavior |
| General Subjects | Screening; brief intervention; SBI; alcohol consumption; impaired driving; at-risk drivers; treatment |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT HS 811 836 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48400/48491/811836.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |