文档介绍：UNIT 8
ALCOHOL
Unit 8 Alcohol
1
North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Ways that alcohol abuse costs the US. Alcohol abuse cost the US in many ways.
A. 100,000 alcohol-related deaths B. 36,000 alcohol-related accidental deaths C. 25,000,000 problem drinkers D. 10% of social drinkers e problem drinkers E. Alcohol abuse cost us $480 billion/year F. 28% of all motor vehicle deaths are alcohol related. (.IOBAC,'98) G. 30% of suicides are alcohol involved H. 25% of all hospital admissions are alcohol related I. Fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects
Unit 8 Alcohol
2
North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Number of alcohol related traffic deaths each year in the .
There are about 16,000 alcohol related (DWI) traffic deaths each year in the US.
Unit 8 Alcohol
3
North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Number of serious alcohol related traffic injuries each year in the US.
There are about 600,000 serious injuries as a result of impaired drivers.
Unit 8 Alcohol
4
North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Percentage of Americans that will be involved in an alcohol related traffic accident in their lifetime
Nearly 40% of Americans will be involved in a serious impaired driving accident in their lifetime.
Unit 8 Alcohol
5
North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Approximate number of DWI arrests in NC each year
North Carolina arrests about 75,000 each year for DWI with a 67% conviction rate.
Unit 8 Alcohol
6
North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Economic cost of DWI in NC
North Carolina spends about one billion dollars each year on drunk driving. Over $ per licensed driver in the state.
Unit 8 Alcohol
7
North Carolina Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
Leading highway safety issue
Alcohol abuse is the leading cause of death and injuries as well as economic loss in Nor