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Appendix I: Summary of Policy-Relevant Strategies for the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems
Pages 373-380

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... Appendix I Summary of Policy-Relevant Strategies for the Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems 373
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... Special or additional + + ++ Low Evidence that higher prices reduce consumption of alcopops taxation on alcopops by young drinkers without complete substitution; no studies and youth-oriented of impact on harms. beverages Regulating Physical A Generally evaluated in terms of how changes in availability vailability affect population level alcohol consumption and alcohol related problems.
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... alcohol strength Modifying the Drinking Generally evaluated in terms of how staff training, Environment enforcement, and legal liability affect alcohol-related violence and other harms. Staff training and house 0/+ +++ ++ Moderate Not all studies have found a significant effect of RBS training policies relating to and house policies; needs to be backed by enforcement for responsible beverage sustained effects.
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... Random breath testing +++ ++ + Moderate Effectiveness depends on number of drivers directly affected and the extent of consistent and high-profile enforcement. Lowered BAC Limits +++ +++ ++ Low The lower the BAC legal limit, the more effective the policy.
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... Severity of punishment 0/+ ++ ++ Moderate Mixed evidence concerning mandatory or tougher sanctions for drink-driving convictions. Effects decay over time unless accompanied by renewed enforcement or media publicity.
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... Brief interventions with + + + High Brief motivational interventions can impact drinking high-risk students behaviour. Mass media campaigns, 0 +++ ++ Moderate No evidence of impact of messages to the drinker about including drink-driving limiting drinking; messages to strengthen policy support campaigns untested.
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... The following rating scale was used to evaluate effectiveness   0 Evidence indicates a lack of effectiveness   + Evidence for limited effectiveness   ++ Evidence for moderate effectiveness   +++ Evidence of a high degree of effectiveness   ? No controlled studies have been undertaken or there is insufficient evidence upon which to make a judgment SOURCE: Reprinted from Babor, T
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