Intoxicated Driver Resource Center

P.O. Box 30, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone: 732/745-4500  FAX: 732/745-4591

 

The Intoxicated Driver Resource Center (IDRC) is a unit under the Division of Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services.  The IDRC is responsible for providing the two-day educational/screening program for persons convicted of various statutes pertaining to operating  under the influence, refusal of the breathalyzer, underage drinking, drunk boating and fatal emergent accident.  Each person in the program is responsible for paying the program fee of a $230 money order.

Every attendee is interviewed and screened by a professional counselor with a CADC certification or LCADC license.  Based on the screening score, driving record and self-report during the interview, an attendee may be referred to the following:

• ASAMS PPC2-R Assessment (further alcohol/drug evaluation)
• Self-help community (monitored self-help contract)
• No referral for continued monitoring

 

The educational program consists of some of the following topics:

• HIV/AIDS
• MADD Victim Impact Panel
• Highway Safety – (Distracted Driving, Road Rage, Seat Belts)
• Personal experience of receiving community support (A.A., Al-Anon, G.A.)
• Costs and consequences of DWI penalties
• Alcohol/Drug Abuse and the Family

 

Individuals referred for the ASAMS PPC2-R screening receive an approved Middlesex County IDRC treatment provider list from which to choose an agency.  Since this list may change periodically, please call 732/745-4500 to confirm that the treatment agency still has an active affiliation agreement with the Middlesex County IDRC office.