%0 Journal Article
%T An evaluation and education program for driving while intoxicated offenders
%J Journal of substance abuse treatment
%D 1986
%A Kruzich, D. J.
%A Silsby, H. D.
%A Gold, J. D.
%A Hawkins, M. R.
%V 3
%N 4
%P 263-270
%X This report addresses the development of a mandatory, inpatient, evaluation and education program aimed at reducing Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) at a major Army installation. The program was designed to provide extensive evaluation to all soldiers within a week of the DWI. The majority of soldiers are young males, a population known for heavy drinking and a disproportionate amount of both motor-vehicle accidents and fatalities. Among the initial 490 soldiers admitted to the program, 88% were found to meet DSM-III criteria for alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence. Factors associated with a diagnosis of abuse or dependence were age; scores on the Vaillant alcohol questionnaire, the MacAndrews and F scales of the MMPI, the Mortimer-Filkins questionnaire; BAC at time of arrest; a prior history of alcohol-related problems; and certain blood hematology and chemistry values. Results indicate that DWI is a marker for serious alcohol problems.
%G 
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0740-5472
%U http://dx.doi.org/