Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Add Good to your Google News feed.
Google News Button

Transparency: Which States Have the Drunkest Drivers

Some states seem to just attract people who make better decisions about whether or not to get in the car after drinking.

Gregory Hubacek
By Gregory HubacekDec 18, 2010
Gregory Hubacek
See Full Bio

A new national survey by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services found that 13.2 percent of people over 16 drove while intoxicated in the past year, while 4.3 percent drove while under the influence of drugs. Where in the country are people making the best and worst decisions about their driving?

CORRECTION: Because of an editing error, the graphic does not fully list the states with the highest rates of drunk and drugged driving.

North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming should all also be listed as in the top quintile of drunk driving. Wisconsin (23.7 percent) and North Dakota (22.4 percent) are the states with the highest levels.

New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont should all also be listed as in the top quintile of drugged driving. Rhode Island (7.8 percent) and Vermont (6.6 percent) are the states with the highest levels.

We regret the error.

SOURCE: The NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Drunk and Drugged Driving

A collaboration between GOOD and Greg Hubacek


healthcoloradotransportationminnesotamassachusettsconnecticutdelawarewyomingarkansasdrunk drivingdrugged drivingnebraskamontana

The Latest

Boys and Girls Alone, Channel 4 documentary, social experiment kids, Lord of the Flies real life, child psychology, gender differences behavior, viral reality TV
Past Events

10 boys and 10 girls were left alone in separate houses and the results were wildly different

Chris Hemsworth Alzheimer's, APOE4 gene risk, Limitless National Geographic, stress and brain health, cortisol management, Peter Attia, Chris Hemsworth workout routine, cognitive decline prevention
Past Events

Chris Hemsworth made one lifestyle change after his Alzheimer's diagnosis that we should all commit to

military sleep method, fall asleep fast, insomnia hacks, Navy pilot sleep technique, progressive muscle relaxation, Lloyd Bud Winter, sleep in 2 minutes, sleep hygiene
Past Events

The U.S. Navy's secret to falling asleep in 120 seconds is a massive game-changer for insomniacs

rumination, replaying conversations, stop overthinking, social anxiety tips, 3 Ns technique, grounding exercises, mental health advice, repetitive thoughts
Past Events

Can’t stop replaying conversations in your head? Here's how to finally shut them down.

More For You

Psychology, Philosophy, Ethics, Self-control, Compassion, Patience, Quick reads, Virtue, New research, Personal well-being, Research Brief, Character virtue

Opportunities to show compassion often feel difficult, but exercising virtue seems to help people cope.

FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

New study suggests compassion, patience, and self-control are great 'selfish' choices for your own happiness

Virtues such as compassion, patience and self-control may be beneficial not only for others but also for oneself, according to new research my team and I published in the Journal of Personality in December 2025.

Philosophers from Aristotle to al-Fārābī, a 10th-century scholar in what is now Iraq, have argued that virtue is vital for well-being. Yet others, such as Thomas Hobbes and Friedrich Nietzsche, have argued the opposite: Virtue offers no benefit to oneself and is good only for others. This second theory has inspired lots of research in contemporary psychology, which often sees morality and self-interest as fundamentally opposed.

Keep ReadingShow less
Sleep, Muscles, Neuroplasticity, Brain training, REM sleep, Rest, Healthy aging, Muscle gain, Cognitive health, Sleep health

Research shows that the brain can be exercised, much like our muscles.

RapidEye/E+ via Getty Images

Neurologist explains why 'novelty' is a brilliant workout for your brain's health

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger.

Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases over time. Continually lifting the same weight the same way stops working.

Keep ReadingShow less
celebrity, Leonard Cohen, monk, Roshi, Mount Baldy, Instagram, Buddhism, spiritual guidance

Leonard Cohen and a monk meditating.

Takahiro Kyono/ Wikimedia Commons and Photo credit Canva

Legendary folk singer Leonard Cohen said a monk helped free him from negative thinking

Even the most successful individuals can struggle with a negative perspective and find it challenging to achieve happiness. Legendary folk singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen once shared his own concerns that brought him to live in a monastery.

In a resurfaced video interview, Cohen expressed gratitude for a monk who helped free him from negative thinking. Through spiritual guidance, Cohen learned that his unfulfilled feelings about purpose and achievement were delusions of his own making.

Keep ReadingShow less
reading, audiobook, immersive reading, reading tips, new years resolution

Audiobooks combined with regular books make the perfect tag team for reading pleasure.

Photo credit: Canva

Reading and listening to an audiobook simultaneously sounds weird but could make you a speed reader

Many people wish that they could read more books. Heck, “reading more” is one of the top New Year’s resolutions according to a YouGov poll. But for many, reading takes a lot of time, either because they consider themselves slow readers or they keep hitting rewind on audio books due to distractions. However, many eager readers have found a hack that has not only helped them read more books, but increased their reading speed in general.

It’s called “immersion reading” and it’s very simple. You just take a paper book or Kindle version to read while simultaneously listening to the audiobook on your headphones. This doubling-up engages both your eyes and ears, allowing you to fully absorb whatever book you have in front of you. It sounds like a gimmick, but many book lovers swear by it.

Keep ReadingShow less
Liver, Podcasts, Detox, Detoxification

Do you need to detox if you’re healthy?

Westock Productions/Shutterstock

Juice cleanses, charcoal supplements and foot patches – is detoxing worth the hype?

January arrives with a familiar hangover. Too much food. Too much drink. Too much screen time. And suddenly social media is full of green juices, charcoal supplements, foot patches and seven-day “liver resets”, all promising to purge the body of mysterious toxins and return it to a purer state.

In the first episode of Strange Health, a new visualised podcast from The Conversation, hosts Katie Edwards and Dan Baumgardt put detox culture under the microscope and ask a simple question: do we actually need to detox at all?

Keep ReadingShow less
job interviews, nightmare stories, job interview tips, employers, economy

Had a bad job interview? They've likely seen worse.

Photo credit: Canva

Employers reveal the one thing candidates did in interviews that cost them the job

If you've ever had a job interview, you know how awkward and stressful it can be. Many people worry about saying the wrong thing or doing something embarrassing that could eliminate them from the list of qualified candidates. Still, no matter how badly you think it went, you probably aren't the worst interview they've ever had.

People who have interviewed job applicants went on Reddit to share the one thing that cost candidates the job. Some of the reasons were obvious, while others were downright bizarre. Here are their stories:

Keep ReadingShow less
Bacteria, Antibiotics, Antimicrobial resistance, Microbes, Antibiotic resistance, One Health, Antibiotic overuse, Antibiotic misuse

Scientists are fighting back against antibiotic resistance with new strategies and tools.

wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story

Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, “We’re out of options.” It may sound dramatic, but antibiotic resistance is pushing that scenario closer to becoming reality for an increasing number of people. In 2016, a woman from Nevada died from a bacterial infection that was resistant to all 26 antibiotics that were available in the United States at that time.

The U.S. alone sees more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant illnesses each year. Globally, antimicrobial resistance is linked to nearly 5 million deaths annually.

Keep ReadingShow less
thrift store finds, cash in purse, Martha infused TikTok, Goodwill Coach bag, viral handwritten note, hidden money thrift store, Lynora TikTok

A woman shops at a thrift store

Canva

She found a bunch of cash in a thrift-store purse. But the stunning handwritten note left her speechless.

Thrift shopping is basically a treasure hunt. You dig through racks of old t-shirts hoping to find a gem, but usually you just find a lot of dust.

However, sometimes the universe delivers.

Keep ReadingShow less
© Copyright 2026