West Palm Beach, FL – Murray and Guari Trial Attorneys proudly support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) nationwide program called National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, or “3D Month,” for short. In an effort to increase community awareness, December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. First started in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan, this national holiday has experienced increased community support and continues to promote safer streets daily.
Impaired driving continues to be one of the deadliest crimes in America. Researchers noted that 79,000 Americans die annually from alcohol related causes, with nearly two-thirds of these deaths attributable to acute causes like car accidents and homicides and the rest caused by diseases like cirrhosis linked to chronic heavy drinking.
Although drug overdoses get more attention, alcohol use is actually responsible for more than twice as many deaths as drug use – making it the third leading preventable cause of death, according to the CDC. The CDC recommends that whenever your social plans involve alcohol, make plans so that you don’t have to drive after drinking. For example:
- Prior to any drinking, designate a non-drinking driver when with a group.
- Don’t let your friends drive impaired. Take their keys away.
- If you have been drinking, get a ride home or call a taxi.
- If you’re hosting a party where alcohol will be served, remind your guests to plan ahead and designate their sober driver; offer alcohol-free beverages; and make sure all guests leave with a sober driver.
Murray Guari reminds you to take the necessary steps to make sure that you and everyone you celebrate with stays safe this holiday season and year-round.
The CDC is a federal agency, and one of the major operating components, of the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC’s mission is collaborating to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health ? through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats.
The law firm of Murray Guari Trial Attorneys PL was founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, at 1525 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 100. The attorneys can be contacted at (561) 366-9099. Additional information about Murray Guari Trial Attorneys PL may be obtained from the firm’s website at www.murrayguari.com.
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