This could give you nightmares: 1 in 24 U.S. adults say they recently fell asleep while driving. And health officials behind the study think the number is probably higher. That’s because some people ...

Drunk-driving incidents have plunged 30 percent over the past five years, perhaps because the economic recession is keeping people home, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on ...

Drinking and driving among U.S. teens is down 54 percent since 1991, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Nine out of 10 high school teens are not ...

The number of people dying from an opioid overdose rose nearly 16% from 2014 to 2015, but the increase had little to do — at least directly — with prescription painkillers such as oxycodone or ...

Taking the high road is not the same as taking to the road high, which Americans are doing with increasing frequency. The growing acceptance and availability of marijuana in the U.S. has led to a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that employers offer employees incentives to use private vehicles to get to work, rather than public transportation or shared rides. Part ...

A new analysis shows that high school students are drinking and driving far less than they did 20 years ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today that among high school students ...

A new study finds that close to 2 percent of American adults -- about 4.2 million people -- admitted to driving while intoxicated at least once over the prior month. The study, based on 2012 data ...

Study: Drowsy driving is more common in men 3% of fatal crashes involve drowsy drivers, according to estimates Officials recommend 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night NEW YORK (AP) — This could give you ...

The number of teens who drive after drinking has dropped by more than half — 54% — since 1991, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study looked at self ...

Overall, we have every reason to believe that the opioid crisis is getting better, not worse. Since the Centers for Disease Control issued its guidelines dictating appropriate opioid prescription ...