Alcohol, Other Drug & Multiple Drug Use Among Drivers: NTSB’s Efforts to Reduce Impaired Driving

Sunday, April 2, 2023

10:30am – 12:00pm PDT

Location: Room 605

Track Leader(s)

RS

Ryan C. Smith

Transportation Research Analyst
NTSB
Washington
LF

Lisa Freeman

Moderator(s)

Thomas B. Chapman, Board Member

Board Member
NTSB
Washington, DC

Speaker(s)

RM

Rafael Marshall, PhD (he/him/his)

Senior Investigator
NTSB
Alexandria, VA
Jana Price, PhD (she/her/hers)

National Resource Specialist
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington , DC
RS

Ryan C. Smith

Transportation Research Analyst
NTSB
Washington
Leah Walton

Safety Advocate
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC

Despite growing attention on polydrug usage, limitations with the collection and reporting of drug data create significant barriers to understanding the prevalence of non-alcohol drugs and drug combinations amongst drivers. Learn about NTSB recommendations to address alcohol and other-drug impaired driving and remove barriers to the collection and reporting of drug data. NTSB staff will discuss findings from a recently released safety study examining the prevalence of alcohol, other drug, and multiple drug use among drivers. NTSB crash investigations involving impaired driving will also be highlighted.