Health Ministry proposes revolutionary treatment program for drunk drivers

The Health Ministry has submitted to the Sejm the draft of a program under which drunk drivers would have to undergo rehabilitation training. According to Health Minister Grzegorz Opala, the program would comprise three stages. The first would be an eight-hour course during which offending drivers would be lectured on the dangers of drinking alcohol. The second stage would involve psychotherapeutical treatment, and finally the worst offenders would undergo professional therapy for alcoholics. The court would decide which form of training a drunk driver should participate in, taking into consideration such factors as the number of offenses and the level of alcohol in his blood. The costs of the course would be covered by the driver. (Zycie, p. 6) A.Z.