DOT Alcohol Abuse: 05. How Alcohol Impacts the Brain

The number of deaths associated with alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents is on the rise. In 2021, over 13,000 people in the United States died in accidents that involved alcohol, which is a 14% increase from 2020. The rules and regulations associated with the 1991 Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act are designed to prevent your employees from being involved in these accidents. This legislation requires supervisors to receive training about what constitutes alcohol impairment and when to test for it. In this video, we’ll talk more about impairment - specifically, how alcohol impacts the brain. It’s your job to understand the ways in which alcohol can affect different people, so you can decide when to refer one of your employees for testing.