Drink and Driving; a Threat to Everyone

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.). Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services.
• Description:
  "US adults drank too much and got behind the wheel about 112 million times in 2010. Though episodes of driving after drinking too much ("drinking and driving") have gone down by 30% during the past 5 years, it remains a serious problem in the US. Alcohol-impaired drivers* are involved in about 1 in 3 crash deaths, resulting in nearly 11,000 deaths in 2009.." -p. 1
• Content Notes:
  Fact sheet released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (OSELS) in association with: Vital signs: Alcohol-impaired driving among adults--United States, 2010 published: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 60, early release, October 4, 2011, p. 1-6 ; "CS226905-B." ; "October 2011." ; "Publication date: 10/04/2011." ; Title from title screen (viewed April 5, 2011). ; Introduction -- Latest findings -- Who's at risk? -- What can be done -- Related links -- Social media ; Mode of access: World Wide Web ; Text document (PDF).
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention/methods
  • Accidents, Traffic/prevention & control
  • Alcoholic Intoxication
• Source:
  Vital signs ; 2011 October ; MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 60, early release, October 4, 2011, p. 1-6
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Statistics ; Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  60
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6010/cdc_6010_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.55 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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