Externalizing and self-medicating: Heterogeneity among repeat DUI offenders

Driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUI) is a major public health problem facing the United States. According to 2016 data from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 10,497 people were injured or killed in alcohol-related crashes, and 28% of all motor vehicle fatalities involved alcohol-impaired drivers that year (NHTSA, 2017). Furthermore, the estimated annual economic cost of alcohol-related accidents is roughly $49.8 billion (Blincoe et al., 2015). DUI has been dubbed one of the most publicly hazardous consequences of addiction (Nelson and Tao, 2012).
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Full length article Source Type: research