NCJ Number
100368
Date Published
1985
Length
26 pages
Annotation
This synopsis presents an overview of present knowledge, discusses current issues, and explores future directions for efforts to reduce alcohol-related road accidents in Canada.
Abstract
First, the problems of alcohol and motor-vehicle accidents and alcohol-impaired driving are examined, taking into account the social and cultural context in which they arise and persist, including the costs and benefits of both alcoholic beverage consumption and motor vehicle transport. The effectiveness of the societal response to these problems then is assessed. It is suggested that current efforts have been less than optimally effective as a result of a lack of cross-fertilization between and among the research and the countermeasures (e.g., education, traffic safety, treatment, law enforcement) communities. Insufficient funding and inadequate program evaluation and application of results of such evaluations are also cited. Finally, future strategies and priorities are delineated with emphasis on the need for a major, strategic, coordinated, long-term approach that integrates action, evaluation, and research. See NCJ 100367 for full report.