Program Profile: San Juan County (N.M.) DWI First-Offense Program

This is a program for people arrested for the first time for driving while intoxicated (DWI). The program seeks to reduce DWI rearrest rates.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

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This is a program for people arrested for the first time for driving while intoxicated (DWI). The program seeks to reduce DWI rearrest rates. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group showed statistically significant improvement on all three measures of alcohol use (total consumption, drinking days, and average blood–alcohol content), compared with the control group. However, there was no statistically significant difference between groups on rates of DWI rearrests.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

This program's rating is based on evidence that includes at least one high-quality randomized controlled trial.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 18+

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Hispanic, American Indians/Alaska Native

Geography: Tribal Rural

Setting (Delivery): Other Community Setting, Correctional

Program Type: Alcohol and Drug Therapy/Treatment, Motivational Interviewing

Targeted Population: Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Offenders, First Time Offenders

Current Program Status: Active

Program Director:
San Juan Couty DWI Treatment Center
San Juan County DWI Treatment Center

1006 Municipal Drive
Farmington, NM 87401
United States


Researcher:
W. Gill Woodall
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, The University of New Mexico

2650 Yale SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
United States

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