| Alcoholism has a devastating impact on the addict, his | | | | Commission conducts several courses on safe driving. |
| family, and the people (including strangers) whom he | | | | The permissible Blood Alcohol Concentration/Content |
| comes across. | | | | (BAC) while driving is under 0.80%. If a person is |
| Alcoholism has a devastating impact on the addict, his | | | | convicted of DWI he has to attend courses at an |
| family, and the people (including strangers) whom he | | | | Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC), which has |
| comes across. It affects the mind and the body. With | | | | been in existence since 1984. Treatment includes |
| heavy drinking, alertness and skills become impaired, | | | | alcohol and highway safety education programs. |
| the thinking process gets warped, and actions and | | | | Sometimes the concerned driver is referred to other |
| reactions turn deranged. Prolonged abuse affects the | | | | providers. Each county has an IRDC facility.Apart from |
| body functions and the victim withers away, often | | | | IDRC and Alcoholics Anonymous, New Jersey also |
| alone and bereft of any dignity.The problem is highly | | | | has clinics and hospitals to combat alcoholism. |
| prevalent in the United States. According to one | | | | Treatment consists of either one or a combination of |
| estimate, 10% of adult drinkers are alcoholic. Almost | | | | outpatient, inpatient, biophysical, detoxification, group |
| 40% of all traffic deaths are caused by drink-related | | | | therapy, religious therapy, and long-term rehabilitation. |
| accidents. Here it is pertinent to note that an occasional | | | | The required time frame varies according to the |
| drinker could be as much a menace on the highway | | | | severity of the cases. The rate of success depends a |
| as an alcoholic. The state of New Jersey tries to | | | | great deal on the will of the patient and the |
| protect its citizens with strict Driving While Intoxicated | | | | cooperation he extends to the program.There are |
| (DWI) laws, and preemptive as well as corrective | | | | self-help tools also available in the form of CDs and |
| programs.The New Jersey Motor Vehicles | | | | books. |