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How Is NHTSA Promoting ASBI?

To foster widespread adoption of ASBI, NHTSA is pursing several initiatives. These include:

  1. educating health care providers concerning the benefits and methods of ASBI;

  2. educating the public concerning the need for ASBI and expectations during health care visits;

  3. examining barriers to conducting ASBI, such as laws that permit the withholding of insurance payments for alcohol-related injuries; and

  4. researching incentives for conducting ASBI, such as methods for reimbursement and accreditation standards for facilities.

Our agency joins with many others – the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control – in promoting projects for alcohol screening and brief intervention.  

NHTSA and its Federal partners have compiled material that State Highway Safety Offices and community traffic safety programs can use to craft their own approaches to promote the practice of alcohol screening and brief intervention. More support and help can be obtained from NHTSA’s Regional Offices:

NHTSA Regional Offices

New England Region
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway, Kendall Square
Code 903
Cambridge, MA 02142
S617-494-3427
Fax 617-494-3646

Eastern Region
(New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands)

222 Mamaroneck Avenue
Suite 204
White Plains, NY 10605
914-682-6162
Fax 914-682-6239

Mid-Atlantic Region
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia)

10 S. Howard Street, Suite 6700
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-962-0090
Fax 410-962-2770

Southeast Region
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee)

Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, SW.
Atlanta, GA 30303-3104
404-562-3739
Fax 404-562-3763

Great Lakes Region
(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin)

19900 Governors Drive
Suite 201
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
708-503-8822
Fax 708-503-8991

South Central Region
(Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Indian Nations)

819 Taylor Street, Room 8A38
Fort Worth, TX 76102-6177
817-978-3653
Fax 817-334-8339

Central Region
(Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska)

901 Locust St., Room 466
Kansas City, MO 64106
816-329-3900
Fax 816-329-3910

Rocky Mountain Region
(Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming)

12300 West Dakota Avenue
Suite 140
Lakewood, CO 80228-2583
720-963-3100
Fax 720-963-3124

Western Region
(American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and North Mariana Islands)

201 Mission Street, Suite 2230
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-744-3089
Fax 415-744-2532

Pacific Northwest Region
(Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington)

3140 Jackson Federal Building
915 Second Avenue
Seattle, WA 98174
206-220-7640
Fax 206-220-7651

Links to many resources, including those of other agencies and groups working on ASBI interventions can be found at: 

www.stopimpaireddriving.org.  

In addition, the following can be ordered from NHTSA’s Traffic Safety Materials Catalogue at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/media/catalog/Index.cfm:

  • Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in the Medical Setting, 2002, Kit Order #3P0140

  • Crossing Barriers in Emergency Care of Alcohol-Impaired Patients, 2004, Report Order #2P1133

  • Developing Best Practices of Emergency Care for the Alcohol-Impaired Patient:  Recommendations from the National Conference, Report, 2001 Order #3P0128

  • Putting the Brakes on the Next Drunk Driver, CD-ROM, 2002 Order #2A0157

ASBI is a promising practice to reduce the number of people killed by impaired drivers.  Working to promote its widespread use and acceptance first in the medical community, then in other appropriate community settings, is our goal.  For more information on national programs, please contact:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Impaired Driving Division, NTI-111
400 Seventh Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-2702

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