Facing the Facts

"Wisconsin has once again put itself on record as a state with a drinking problem, ranking dead last in a recent progress report by the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving.

Wisconsin ranked number 51 behind all states and the District of Columbia in the report. States were ranked based on percentage of total traffic fatalities that involved a drunken driver in 2006.

There was a total of 305 driving fatalities in which the driver had a blood alcohol content of .08 or more in the state last year, which, according to the report, makes up 42 percent of all 2006 traffic accident fatalities.

In its report, MADD said Wisconsin ranks the "worst in the nation."

Source: Article by Lexie Clinton, The Daily Cardinal, November 27, 2007

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Wisconsin ranks #1 in the nation for the percentage of 2006 fatalities involving .08+ blood alcohol content driver.

Recent research suggests that coalitions are most successful at preventing substance abuse when they engage in environmental strategies to change community-wide norms and policies. Environmental strategies help shift the substance use culture of a community toward healthier norms and expectations.

- CADCA, National Coalition Institute - Research Into Action