If You Feel Different, You Drive Different is a social norming campaign that focuses on drug-impaired driving prevention.  
​To get Involved, contact the HCC at 352-596-8000.

Be Responsible, Plan Ahead

Plan a safe and sober ride home ahead of time.

• If you’re hosting a gathering, make sure all your guests have a sober ride home.
• If you have smoked or ingested an impairing substance, do not drive.
• If you know someone who is impaired, take their keys and don't let them get behind the wheel.
• Call 911 if you see an impaired driver. 
• Always wear your seat belt — it’s your best defense against impaired drivers.

Facts and Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

You can’t drive safely if you’re impaired. That’s why it’s illegal everywhere in America to drive under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, opioids, methamphetamines, or any potentially impairing drug–prescribed or over the counter. Driving while impaired by any substance—legal or illegal—puts you and others in harm’s way. 

Substances that can impair safe driving include, but are not limited to: alcohol, marijuana, sleep aids, prescription medication, cough medicine, and household chemicals.

• Alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs can impair the ability to drive because they slow coordination, judgment, and reaction times.
  
• Cocaine and methamphetamine can make drivers more aggressive and reckless.
  
• Using two or more drugs at the same time, including alcohol, can amplify the impairing effects of each drug a person has consumed.
  
• Some prescription and over-the-counter medicines can cause extreme drowsiness, dizziness, and other side effects. Read and follow all warning labels before driving, and note that warnings against “operating heavy machinery” include driving a vehicle.
  

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