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Drugged Driving Problem Stalls Amid Budget Cuts
Efforts to understand the nation's drugged driving problem have stalled due to federal budget and staffing cuts. Alcohol-related traffic deaths are well-studied, but drug-related incidents remain less understood.
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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