CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

Spirit Sciences actively supports public health initiatives and programs that focus on alcohol abuse awareness and prevention. To advance worldwide alcohol responsibility and education, Spirit Sciences has sponsored the creation of AWARE: the Alliance for Worldwide Alcohol Research and Education. A 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, AWARE’s mandate is to increase awareness of alcohol issues and to facilitate a reduction in alcohol-related harm in global society.

In addition to our committment to AWARE, Spirit Sciences has launched StopDWH, the first nationwide campaign to alert and educate the public on the dangers of driving with a hangover (DWH). Studies by Sweden’s National Road and Traffic Research Institute have demonstrated that driving with a hangover, even after eight hours of sleep, decreases visual and spatial skills, especially driving ability, by 20 percent or more, making it just as dangerous an alcohol-induced impairment as actual intoxication.

Furthermore, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that drivers who consume even low amounts of alcohol can experience impaired next-day driving by up to fifteen times more than drivers who have consumed no alcohol. Spirit Sciences also believes that the introduction of anti-DWH laws will increase public awareness of the dangers of driving while hung over, increase road safety, and add another layer of responsibility that could potentially lead to more responsible alcohol consumption. Additionally, since the U.S. economy loses over $158 billion dollars due to hangovers (mostly poor job performance and absenteeism), this additional layer of social responsibility could also indirectly result in a positive economic impact.

Spirit Sciences is committed to creating and supporting programs and initiatives to build awareness of the hazards of alcohol abuse and impairment.

For more information about these and other public health and safety programs, please contact Mandy Barton, Director of Non-Profit Campaigns, at mb@spirit-sciences.com.