Open AccessAttribution of Alcohol to Violence-Related Injury: Self and Other’s Drinking in the Event
Author(s) -
Cheryl J. Cherpitel,
Yu Ye,
Jason Bond,
Robin Room,
Guilherme Borges
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1938-4114
pISSN - 1937-1888
DOI - 10.15288/jsad.2012.73.277
Subject(s) - injury prevention , harm , occupational safety and health , poison control , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , environmental health , attribution , alcohol , perception , medical emergency , demography , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , neuroscience , sociology
Alcohol can result in harm (including injury) not only to the drinker but also to others; however, little research exists on the additional proportion of violence-related injuries that can be attributed to the perpetrator.