Responsibility.org

GHSA and Responsibility.org focus on alcohol-impaired driving as well as the growing issue of drugged driving and multi-substance impaired (alcohol and drugs) driving. GHSA and Responsibility.org partner to provide resources to both State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) and law enforcement agencies.

Each year, GHSA and Responsibility.org provide grants to states to improve their ability to detect impaired drivers and remove them from the road.

Four State Highway Safety Offices received a total of $120,000 in funding in 2025 :

• The District of Columbia Highway Safety Office is partnering with the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to implement a forward-looking research initiative focused on the development and validation f oral fluid testing methods for impaired driving enforcement. This project is designed to support the District of Columbia’s preparedness for anticipated legislation that would authorize roadside screening and post-arrest evidential testing using oral fluid samples.
• The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is partnering with the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education to evaluate 4 years of existing toxicology data from more than 60,000 impaired-driving cases to identify trends in substance use, including polysubstance detection and common drug combinations. By leveraging standardized data and advanced statistical techniques, the project will also support improvements in officer training, detection strategies and policy development.
• Through a grant from the Vermont Agency of Transportation, the Vermont Criminal Justice Council will give its Drug Recognition Experts hands-on training through “green labs,” an innovative and successful training model where officers can observe the real-time effects of cannabis on volunteers in a safe, controlled setting. This practical approach will help officers better recognize the signs of impairment, improve roadway safety and reduce crashes involving drug-impaired drivers.
• The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will provide the Teton County Sheriff’s Office with new breathalyzers and train all patrol deputies on the new equipment to ensure consistent, accurate roadside testing. Through community education events and a media campaign, WYDOT will also raise awareness about drug- and alcohol-impaired driving, encourage safer driving behaviors and support long-term cultural change around impaired driving.