News Drunk drivers tow mental load By Bruce Bower October 9, 2001 at 10:40 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print People convicted of drunk driving may often need help not only for their alcohol problems but for illicit-drug abuse and other psychiatric disorders as well, a new study suggests. Psychiatrist Sandra C. Latham of the Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest in Albuquerque and her coworkers interviewed 612 women and 493 men, ages 23 to 54, about 5 years after their drunk-driving convictions.