A DIFFICULT MOVE POLITICALLY…BUT WORTH THE EFFORT. THAT’S WHAT LINDA ATKINSON WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S DWI RESOURCE CENTER HAS TO SAY ABOUT A RECOMMENDATION FROM A SCIENTIFIC PANEL FOR STATES TO LOWER THE BLOOD ALCOHOL THRESHOLD FROM POINT-OH-EIGHT TO POINT-OH FIVE. ATKINSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB SOME COUNTRIES HAVE LOWERED THE LIMIT TO POINT-OH-TWO…AND IT’S WORKED IN REDUCING DEATHS.
A REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ALSO RECOMMENDS HIKING ALCOHOL TAXES…AND MAKING BOOZE LESS CONVENIENTLY AVAILABLE.
