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Drunk‐driving Intervention in an Urban Community: an exploratory analysis
Author(s) -
ADEBAYO AKIN
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1988.tb00489.x
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , drunk driving , psychology , exploratory research , marital status , gerontology , suicide prevention , environmental health , medicine , poison control , psychiatry , sociology , population , social science
Summary The purpose of this study was to investigate whether age, sex, and marital status differences exist in preventing the occurrence of impaired driving among urban residents. Among other findings, the overwhelming proportion of the respondents were willing to intervene and prevent the occurrence of impaired driving. The research offers evidence that offering to drive the intoxicated person home or calling a taxi were the most frequently employed intervention techniques by the respondents. More females than males took keys away to prevent the occurrence of drunk‐driving. Suggestions for future research are couched.