DUI/DWI Alcohol & Drug Education — Changing Lanes Recovery
DUI/DWI Alcohol & Drug Education
Understand the impact. Examine the decision. Recognize the pattern. Build a new route.
Get StartedA Structured 16-Hour Educational Program
The Changing Lanes Recovery DUI/DWI Alcohol & Drug Education Program is a structured 16-hour, in-person educational program. It focuses on understanding impairment, examining decision-making, recognizing patterns that can contribute to risky behavior, and developing an individualized plan to reduce the risk of another impaired-driving incident.
The program consists of four instructional modules, each approximately four instructional hours. Breaks do not count toward required instructional time.
The program is educational, practical, respectful, and interactive — not punitive or lecture-heavy. You cannot change the road that brought you here, but you can change what happens at the next decision point.
The Four-Module Journey
What Impairment Actually Does
“Understanding impairment means looking beyond how someone feels and examining what substances can actually do to driving ability, judgment, reaction time, attention, and decision-making.”
Topics Include
- Driving abilities and impairment
- Alcohol and the body
- Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
- Tolerance
- Common impairment myths
- Cannabis and driving
- Prescription and over-the-counter medications
- Other substances and driving
- Combining substances
- The limits of self-assessing impairment
- Rationalizations and misconceptions
- Activities and knowledge checks
How We End Up Behind the Wheel
“The decision to drive impaired often develops through multiple smaller decisions before someone ever starts the vehicle.”
Topics Include
- The decision chain
- Transportation decisions
- Vehicle planning
- Backup transportation
- Social influences
- Rationalizations
- Consequences
- Decision points
- Opportunities to interrupt risky decisions
- Arizona DUI education and information
- Activities and knowledge checks
Understanding Risk, Thinking & Behavior
“Recognizing the pattern creates more opportunities to change it.”
Topics Include
- Internal and external triggers
- Habits
- Emotional influences
- Thinking patterns
- Rationalizations
- CBT and REBT concepts
- The ABC model
- Disputing unhelpful beliefs
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Values
- Immediate versus long-term consequences
- Opportunities for change
- Activities and knowledge checks
Making Sure It Doesn't Happen Again
“Don't wait until you're in the middle of the pattern to invent the solution.”
Topics Include
- Transportation planning
- High-risk situations
- Coping strategies
- Support systems
- Advance planning
- Identifying alternatives
- Personal responsibility
- Applying skills in real life
- Individualized Impaired Driving Prevention Plan
- Final review and assessment
What Makes This Program Different?
Interactive Learning
Participants complete activities, reflection exercises, discussions, and practical planning rather than only listening to lectures.
Real-World Decision Making
The curriculum examines the decisions that happen before driving, not only what happens after someone is already impaired.
Thinking & Behavior
Participants explore triggers, habits, beliefs, rationalizations, values, and patterns that can influence risky decisions.
Practical Prevention
Participants develop realistic transportation and high-risk-situation plans that can be used outside the classroom.
Individual Prevention Plan
Participants complete an individualized Impaired Driving Prevention Plan before program completion.
Participant Experience
Participants are expected to engage fully with the program. This is an active, participatory experience — not a passive one.
- Arrive on time and remain for the full instructional period
- Participate appropriately in activities and discussions
- Complete activities, exercises, and knowledge checks
- Complete required assessments
- Follow facility expectations
- Complete the Impaired Driving Prevention Plan
- Meet attendance and program completion requirements
Assessment & Completion
The program includes multiple assessment and documentation components to support participant learning and program completion.
- Pre-assessment
- Module knowledge checks
- Interactive activities
- Participant reflection
- Final review and assessment
- Individual Impaired Driving Prevention Plan
- Attendance documentation
- Completion documentation for eligible participants
Verify Your Requirements Before Enrolling
If you are completing DUI/DWI education because of a court, Arizona MVD/DMV requirement, probation, an attorney, an employer, another state, or another referring organization, please confirm the specific education requirements you are required to complete. Changing Lanes Recovery can provide information about our program so you and your referring agency can determine whether it meets your individual requirements.
Who Can Contact Us?
Anyone with questions about the DUI/DWI Alcohol & Drug Education program is welcome to reach out. You do not need to be court-referred to contact us.
- Completing a referral requirement
- Seeking DUI/DWI education voluntarily
- Trying to determine which education program you need
- A professional or organization seeking information about the program
- A referral partner wanting program details
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the program?
16 instructional hours, delivered across four in-person modules of approximately four instructional hours each.
Is the program in person?
Yes. The program is designed as in-person classroom education.
What happens if I arrive late or leave early?
Required instructional time must be documented. Missed instructional time due to late arrival, early departure, or absence may require make-up instruction before successful program completion.
Do breaks count toward the 16 hours?
No. Breaks do not count as instructional time.
Will I receive completion documentation?
Eligible participants who successfully complete all program requirements receive appropriate completion documentation.
Will this class meet my court or MVD/DMV requirement?
Requirements vary by referring agency. We encourage you to verify your individual requirements with your court, MVD/DMV, probation officer, attorney, or other referring organization before enrolling. Changing Lanes Recovery can provide program information to help you and your referring agency make that determination.
Can a referral source contact Changing Lanes Recovery?
Yes. Professionals, referral organizations, and agencies are welcome to contact us for program information, scheduling details, and documentation procedures.
Ready to Take a New Route?
Contact Changing Lanes Recovery to ask about current class scheduling, enrollment, program requirements, and the next available opportunity to get started.
520-908-6651 • 6425 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85710