Cities across U S battle curse of drunk driving
Washington reports a national drive against intoxicated motorists. Programs in Portland San Antonio and Oklahoma City test strategies from mandatory cocktails to videoed sobriety tests. The U S Transportation Department funds a 32 million, 42 month effort aiming to cut deaths by curbing drunken driving.
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Social drinkers vs problem drinkers target policies at DUI programs
The piece notes that efforts concentrate on drunken drivers and social drinkers, but emphasize problem drinkers who are a small share of the population. It cites 35 projects funded by federal money to hire police, prosecutors, and court officers for intensified investigations and sentencing. Rehabilitation options include jail or nausea-inducing drug regimens, with programs in Ann Arbor Mick Lincoln Nebraska Portland and other cities.
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