National Impaired Driving
Prevention Month is identified as a national priority in the Administration’s
National Drug Control Strategy, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy
(ONDCP) has been working with the Department of Transportation, National
Transportation Safety Board and other Federal agencies to address this serious
problem. In 2011, 9.4 million people (3.7 percent of the population) aged 12 or
older reported
driving under the influence of illicit drugs. This is a decrease from the 4.2
percent rate reported in both 2010 and 2009. Progress is being made, but there
is much more to do.
This December, the ONDCP
encourages everyone raise awareness of the threat drugged driving poses to
public health and public safety. Here is additional information on how you can
get involved:
- Download
and forward a copy of ONDCP’s Drugged
Driving Toolkit for community stakeholders, and engage your community,
- Join
ONDCP, NTSB, and other Federal partners for a Twitter chat on Wednesday,
December 18, 4:00PM – 5:00PM EST, #druggeddriving
- Use
social media to connect with our partners through ONDCP’s Twitter account @ONDCP and
share drugged driving content throughout the month, and
