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Efforts to Understand Drugged Driving Stalled

Updated 2026-05-19 09:05 UTC 1 source Negative

Federal budget and staffing cuts have hindered efforts to study the nation’s drugged driving problem, particularly in relation to drug-alcohol combinations.

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The data behind alcohol-related traffic deaths is well studied. Less understood is the toll of vehicle deaths involving drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol. Attempts to fix that have been stymied by federal budget and staffing cuts.
2026-05-19 09:00 UTC
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