233702 Drinking and Driving: History and progress over 25 years

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Linda Degutis, DrPH, MSN , Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Over the past 25 years, policy makers in the United States have implemented more stringent laws regulating the use of alcohol while operating motor vehicles. In response to public health concerns over deaths and injuries related to drinking and driving, policy makers have increased resources for enforcement efforts and enacted laws to increase penalties, including greater fines, jail time, license revocations, and lower Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) for violators. This poster will present an overview of the significant milestones in the evolution of research supporting drinking and driving policy and enforcement over the last quarter century and significant findings.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Attendees will understand the history of drinking and driving policy in the US over the past 25 years, the impact of policy on reducing and prevention alcohol-related deaths and injuries, and the evolution of research over the past quarter-century

Keywords: Alcohol, History

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Extensive research in the area of Drinking and Driving
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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