Effects of Dram Shop Liability and Enhanced Overservice Law Enforcement Initiatives on Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms

Rammohan, Veda; Hahn, Robert A.; Elder, Randy; Brewer, Robert D.; Fielding, Jonathan E.; Naimi, Timothy S.; Toomey, Traci L.; Chattopadhyay, Sajal K.; Zometa, Carlos S.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.06.027

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“…In countries such as the United States and Canada, dram shop laws (i.e. laws holding licensee and server responsible for harms caused by patrons whom they serve) have been shown to reduce serving to intoxication ( [26]; see also http://www.thecommunityguide. org/alcohol/index.html).…”

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Reducing intoxication among bar patrons: some lessons from prevention of drinking and driving

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Intoxication in and around licensed premises continues to be common, despite widespread training in the responsible service of alcohol and laws prohibiting service to intoxicated individuals. However, research suggests that training and the existence of laws are unlikely to have an impact on intoxication without enforcement, and evidence from a number of countries indicates that laws prohibiting service to intoxicated individuals are rarely enforced. Enforcement is currently hampered by the lack of a standardized validated measure for defining intoxication clearly, a systematic approach to enforcement and the political will to address intoxication. We argue that adoption of key principles from successful interventions to prevent driving while intoxicated could be used to develop a model of consistent and sustainable enforcement. These principles include: applying validated and widely accepted criteria for defining when a person is 'intoxicated'; adopting a structure of enforceable consequences for violations; implementing procedures of unbiased enforcement; using publicity to ensure that there is a perceived high risk of being caught and punished; and developing the political will to support ongoing enforcement. Research can play a critical role in this process by: developing and validating criteria for defining intoxication based on observable behaviour; documenting the harms arising from intoxication, including risk curves associated with different levels of intoxication; estimating the policing, medical and social costs from intoxicated bar patrons; and conducting studies of the cost-effectiveness of different interventions to reduce intoxication.

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“…All three policies target “overservice,” or the sale of alcohol to intoxicate or underage patrons at on-premise outlets, and they can be implemented separately or in combination. By preventing overservice, these policies may decrease the overall levels of alcohol consumption and thus related health consequences (Rammohan et al, 2011). Enhanced enforcement policies increase the involvement of law enforcement to enforce existing laws prohibiting “overservice” (Rammohan et al, 2011).…”

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“…By preventing overservice, these policies may decrease the overall levels of alcohol consumption and thus related health consequences (Rammohan et al, 2011). Enhanced enforcement policies increase the involvement of law enforcement to enforce existing laws prohibiting “overservice” (Rammohan et al, 2011). Sometimes implemented simultaneously with enhanced enforcement policies, responsibility beverage service policies require the training of managers and staff at on-premise outlets to increase their knowledge and skills to prevent “overservice” (Babor et al, 2003).…”

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“…However, the use of law enforcement data as an outcome in many of these evaluations is potentially problematic because the increase in law enforcement presence likely leads to an increase in arrests, confounding the data (Graham, 2011). The majority of studies examining dram shop liability policies measured drunken driving–related outcomes (Rammohan et al, 2011). Only two studies examined the effects of dram shop liability laws on alcohol consumption and neither found significant effects (Sloan, Reilly, & Schenzler, 1995; Stout, Sloan, Liang, & Davies, 2000).…”

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Exploring Alcohol Policy Approaches to Prevent Sexual Violence Perpetration

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Sexual violence continues to be a significant public health problem worldwide with serious consequences for individuals and communities. The implementation of prevention strategies that address risk and protective factors for sexual violence at the community level are important components of a comprehensive approach, but few such strategies have been identified or evaluated. The current review explores one potential opportunity for preventing sexual violence perpetration at the community level: alcohol policy. Alcohol policy has the potential to impact sexual violence perpetration through the direct effects of excessive alcohol consumption on behavior or through the impact of alcohol and alcohol outlets on social organization within communities. Policies affecting alcohol pricing, sale time, outlet density, drinking environment, marketing, and college environment are reviewed to identify existing evidence of impact on rates of sexual violence or related outcomes, including risk factors and related health behaviors. Several policy areas with initial evidence of an association with sexual violence outcomes were identified, including policies affecting alcohol pricing, alcohol outlet density, barroom management, sexist content in alcohol marketing, and policies banning alcohol on campus and in substance-free dorms. We identify other policy areas with evidence of an impact on related outcomes and risk factors that may also hold potential as a preventative approach for sexual violence perpetration. Evidence from the current review suggests that alcohol policy may represent one promising avenue for the prevention of sexual violence perpetration at the community level, but additional research is needed to directly examine effects on sexual violence outcomes.

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“…Además, disminuye la frecuencia de casos de violencia y de enfermedades crónicas asociadas con el alcohol (24) . Debido a la sólida evidencia científica que la apoya, esta medida es altamente recomendada, especialmente para disminuir accidentes de tránsito relacionados con el alcohol (25) .…”

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Reduciendo la carga de enfermedad generada por el consumo de alcohol en el Perú: propuestas basadas en evidencia

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fabián fiestas 1,2,a RESUMENEl consumo de alcohol constituye uno de los más importantes factores de riesgo para mala salud y muerte prematura en el Perú. Son necesarias medidas que disminuyan o controlen el gran impacto que tiene el alcohol en la sociedad peruana. El presente artículo identifica y promueve el uso de medidas de salud pública que cuentan con evidencia científica sólida de efectividad y, en algunos casos, costo-efectividad. Al ser apoyadas por la evidencia científica, las diez medidas aquí identificadas representan un conjunto de medidas con alta probabilidad de éxito. Se recomienda que los gobiernos, nacionales o locales, tomen estas medidas no aisladamente sino en combinación, en un plan u hoja de ruta que establezca en forma contextualizada el engranaje en que se aplicarán. Tomando en cuenta los recursos que se tienen, algunas de estas medidas podrían implementarse a corto o mediano plazo, mientras que las otras lo serían a más largo plazo. Palabras clave: Consumo de bebidas alcohólicas; Enfermedad; Factores de riesgo; Perú (fuente: DeCS BIREME). REDUCING THE BURDEN OF DISEASE CAUSED BY ALCOHOL USE IN PERU: EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES ABSTRACTAlcohol use is one the most important risk factors for illness and early death in Peru. Measures aimed at decreasing or controlling the great impact caused by alcohol in the Peruvian society are urgently needed. This article identifies and promotes the implementation of public health measures supported by sound scientific evidence of effectiveness or, in some cases, cost-effectiveness. The 10 evidence-based public health measures identified and described here represent a set if measures with high probability of success if implemented, as they are supported by scientific evidence. We recommend that governments, at the national or local levels, apply these measures not individually, but in combination, arranging them into a plan or roadmap, where the framework in which they will be applied must be established according to each context. Considering the available resources, some of these measures could be implemented in the short and medium term while the others can be set in the long-term. Key words: Alcohol drinking; Disease; Risk factors; Peru (source: MeSH NLM).1 Unidad de Análisis y Generación de Evidencias en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Perú 2 Red para la Acción y Avance de la Salud Mental y Psiquiatría (Red AVANSE-PSI). Lima, Perú a Médico epidemiólogo * Este artículo se basa en la nota técnica "medidas de salud para el control de uso de alcohol", publicada en la página web de la Unidad de Análisis y Generación de Evidencias en Salud Pública, Instituto Nacional de Salud.Recibido: 08-01-12 Aprobado: 22-02-12 EL PROBLEMA DEL ALCOHOLEl consumo de alcohol es una prioridad de salud pública global y regional, pues está entre los factores de riesgo que más pérdidas económicas ocasionan a las sociedades por razones de salud, además del sufrimiento que causa a individuos y familias. En el mundo, el uso de alcohol explica más muertes que el SID...

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Effects of Dram Shop Liability and Enhanced Overservice Law Enforcement Initiatives on Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms

Cited by 69 publications

References 24 publications

Reducing intoxication among bar patrons: some lessons from prevention of drinking and driving

Reducing intoxication among bar patrons: some lessons from prevention of drinking and driving

Exploring Alcohol Policy Approaches to Prevent Sexual Violence Perpetration

Reduciendo la carga de enfermedad generada por el consumo de alcohol en el Perú: propuestas basadas en evidencia

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