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Evaluation of the evidence base for the alcohol industry's actions to reduce drink driving globally

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  • Esser, M.B.
  • Bao, J.
  • Jernigan, D.H.
  • Hyder, A.A.

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Objectives.To evaluate the evidence base for the content of initiatives that the alcohol industry implemented to reduce drink driving from 1982 to May 2015. Methods. We systematically analyzed the content of 266 global initiatives that the alcohol industry has categorized as actions to reduce drink driving. Results. Social aspects public relations organizations (i.e., organizations funded by the alcohol industry to handle issues that may be damaging to the business) sponsored the greatest proportion of the actions. Only 0.8% (n = 2) of the sampled industry actions were consistent with public health evidence of effectiveness for reducing drink driving. Conclusions. The vast majority of the alcohol industry's actions to reduce drink driving does not reflect public health evidenced-based recommendations, even though effective drink-driving countermeasures exist, such as a maximum blood alcohol concentration limit of 0.05 grams per deciliter for drivers and widespread use of sobriety checkpoints.

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  • Esser, M.B. & Bao, J. & Jernigan, D.H. & Hyder, A.A., 2016. "Evaluation of the evidence base for the alcohol industry's actions to reduce drink driving globally," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(4), pages 707-713.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.303026_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.303026
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    1. Nason Maani Hessari & May CI van Schalkwyk & Sian Thomas & Mark Petticrew, 2019. "Alcohol Industry CSR Organisations: What Can Their Twitter Activity Tell Us about Their Independence and Their Priorities? A Comparative Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-12, March.
    2. Miléna Spach & Antoine Pietri, 2018. "Is Heavy Drinking Always Profitable For Alcohol Industry? An Epidemic Framework For Alcohol Consumption [Le binge drinking est-il toujours profitable à l’industrie alcoolière ? Un modèle épidémique," Post-Print hal-02867917, HAL.
    3. Miléna Spach & Antoine Pietri, 2018. "Is Heavy Drinking Always Profitable For Alcohol Industry? An Epidemic Framework For Alcohol Consumption [Le binge drinking est-il toujours profitable à l’industrie alcoolière ? Un modèle épidémique," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-02867917, HAL.
    4. James Fogarty & Giri Parameswaran, 2017. "Alcohol Sin Taxes," Working Papers 257211, University of Western Australia, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

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