Offers an Impaired Driver Program for eligible motorists convicted of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), or Driving While Alcohol Impaired (DWAI). The Department of Motor Vehicles determines eligibility for the program. For drivers convicted in New York State or with a New York state driver’s license, you must register for the program at the Department of Motor Vehicles. If you were convicted in a different state and you do not have a New York license, we can register you directly for the program. For detailed information on the program visit the DMV website. To contact the office, please call 516-572-7201 or e-mail [email protected].

Educational program that attempts to discourage adolescents and adults from driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs that have an impact on their reflexes or judgement. The objective of the program is to reduce the incidence of accidents caused by drinking/drug impaired drivers.

Focuses on law enforcement, prosecution, adjudication (court and probation), rehabilitation treatment, and public information in relation to issues of drinking and driving.

Meets the challenge by engaging with community based providers who have convened to form strong coalitions to prevent substance abuse.

Provides information and public awareness about the dangers and impact of drinking and driving.

* Educates the community regarding the dangers of impaired driving and provides funding to groups and organizations engaged in activities related to alcohol and other drug-related traffic safety. * Coordinates a variety of prevention education programs for school and community members.* Offers a DWI Victim Impact Panels in which victims/survivors speak to DWI offenders every six to eight weeks.

Provides community assistance, program development, and education about alcohol and other addictions, including measures that support healthy individuals, families and communities. Offers direct community access to information, materials, resource and trained staff to promote organization and community initiatives.

Provides immediate emotional support as well as guidance through the criminal justice system and a wide range of free literature to victims and their families.

Provides research-based informal education programs that encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual, and emotional challenges. Programs address math and science education, pregnancy and drug abuse prevention, media literacy, economic literacy, adolescent health, violence prevention, and sports participation.

* Operates a program aiming to prevent impaired driving in a model that includes: arresting those who drive while under the influence of alcohol; swift adjudication of individual cases; certain and severe punishment for those convicted; and publicity for the arrest and prosecution efforts. Includes the following activities:

• DWI Victim Impact Panels - Victims/survivors speak to DWI offenders every six to eight weeks.
• Law Enforcement - Selective enforcement units patrol at peak hours in high-risk areas.
• Prosecution - Special prosecution unit in the Oneida County District Attorney's Office handles all DWI cases.
• Probation - Officers within the Oneida County Probation Department are responsible for coordinating all DWI cases.
• Evaluation and Treatment - Evaluates and treats offenders convicted of DWI and related offenses.
• Community Awareness and Education - Community awareness and education presentations for all interested groups, including elementary, high school, and college age level groups and all other community organizations.
• Additional administrative programs to prevent intoxicated driving.

Provides education and information to drunk driving offenders through a series of panel speakers, such as survivors/victims of drunk driving accidents, family members of those who have died as a victim to a drunk driver, etc.

To reduce the incidence and impact of criminal behavior of juveniles and adults in the community

* Provides equipment and training to local law enforcement officers for DWI Enforcement.* Provides education programs for the community on DWI.* Sponsors the Wayne County Victim Impact Panel.* Provides information and referral for DWI issues.* Compiles statistics on DWI arrests, accidents and fatalities.* Facilitates DUI offender program.

Provides a parent education program which helps parents, guardians and youth workers identify potential problems and prevent drug and alcohol use from developing. Workshop sessions are adjusted to participants' needs, reinforcing the best in their children.

This program provides licensed counselors in 4 districts and 10 schools offering substance abuse prevention education and counseling to students, faculties, families and communities through individual and group counseling, information and referral services, as well as familiy communication programs.

The goal of the program is to reduce the number of teenage alcohol/drug-related driving accidents, violations and deaths. The 6-8 week classroom sessions are designed to supplement the health and driver education curriculum offered by each school. Class topics include: DWI laws and the results of an arrest, other drugs and their impact on driving, and special concerns for inexperienced drivers.

Is the newest tool in the fight against drunk driving. It's a battery-powered, remote-controlled vehicle that resembles a go-cart and simulates the experience of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. SIDNE is now being introduced to enable high school students, college students, and parents to experience firsthand the often unimagined impact of driving while under the influence. SIDNE is a prevention initiative utilized and demonstrated in a collaborative effort by NCADD Putnam, Communities That Care Coalition and the Putnam County Youth Bureau, to deliver engaging and hands-on lessons about the misuse and abuse of alcohol and other drugs and the dangers of distracted driving. SIDNE activities include fatal vision goggles, simulated field sobriety test, activities to exhibit weight to alcohol consumption comparison, and activities to exhibit the ease of getting distracted while driving. For more questions on SIDNE please contact Elaine Santos at [email protected]

Education and enforcement to reduce drunk driving.

Meets the challenge by engaging with community based providers who have convened to form strong coalitions to prevent substance abuse.

A program that brings the Victim Impact Panel model into local high schools as part of the studentâs application for a parking permit to allow students to drive to school. The program mandates that both the student and a parent attend this modified VIP which includes victims of substance related crashes as well as representatives from the District Attorneyâs Office, the insurance industry and the medical community. Parents and students gain an understanding of the serious legal, medical, insurance and emotional costs resulting from drinking, drugging and driving. Families are asked to create a driving contract.

The Victim Impact Panel is a program that serves the entire community by providing a monthly forum on the painful consequences of drunk/drugged driving from people whose lives have been forever changed by an impaired driver. People convicted of DWI and DWAI are mandated by the courts to attend VIP with the aim of reducing recidivism. The program is available in English and Spanish. There is also educational component available for those offenders who are under 21 years of age.

The panel speaks about how impaired drivers have impacted their lives. Attendees to the panel are referred by the Courts, Probation, and Drinking and Driving Programs.

Educational program that attempts to discourage adolescents and adults from driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs that have an impact on their reflexes or judgment. The objective of the program is to reduce the incidence of accidents caused by drinking/drug-impaired drivers.