Wisconsin considers naltrexone for drunk drivers
August 23, 2009Representatives of the Wisconsin State Assembly presented Assembly Bill 366, which would require repeat offending drunk drivers who are given probation to take naltrexone as a condition of that probation. The bill was submitted to the assembly’s Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform on August 6 of 2009 by Representative Peter Barca and several of his colleagues.
This bill would essentially require repeat drunk drivers to undergo pharmacological extinction for alcoholism, gambling, opiates, and all other endophinogenic behaviors during the period of probation. This bill’s expected effect would be to notably decrease the incidence of alcoholism and alcohol related crimes throughout the state. The total effectiveness would be dependent upon the percentage of drunk drivers who are endorphin addiction based alcoholics and how well they can ensure compliance. In the year 2000, roughly 30,000 convictions occurred for drunk driving offenses in the state of Wisconsin.
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