ArticleJournal of addiction & prevention
Effects of Brief Alcohol Interventions on Drinking and Driving among Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Do Brief Alcohol Interventions Reduce Driving After Drinking Among College Students? A Two-step Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2022Pooled it
- Using intervention mapping to evaluate 'High-Alert,' a brief smartphone intervention to reduce youth cannabis-impaired driving.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of road safety interventions: An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Driving under the influence of cannabis versus alcohol: A mixed-methods study examining perceptions and related risk behaviors among US and Israeli adults.Addictive behaviors · 2024Article
- Does geographic location matter for transportation risk behaviors among U.S. public high school students?Journal of transport & health · 2021Article
- Transportation Risk Behaviors Among High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019.MMWR supplements · 2020Article
- Trajectories of Driving after Drinking among Marijuana-Using Youth in the Emergency Department: Substance Use, Mental Health, and Peer and Parental Influences.Substance use & misuse · 2020Article
- Screening and Brief Advice to Reduce Adolescents' Risk of Riding With Substance-Using Drivers.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2018Article
- Prevalence and motives for drugged driving among emerging adults presenting to an emergency department.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
- A Burning Problem: Cannabis Lessons Learned from Colorado.Addiction research & theory · 2018Article
- Texting and Mobile Phone App Interventions for Improving Adherence to Preventive Behavior in Adolescents: A Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2017Article
- Can progress in reducing alcohol-impaired driving fatalities be resumed? Results of a workshop sponsored by the Transportation Research Board, Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation Committee (ANB50).Traffic injury prevention · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveAlcohol-impaired driving persists as a major cause of traffic fatalities and injuries among young drivers. This meta-analysis examined whether brief alcohol interventions were effective in reducing driving after drinking among adolescents and young adults.
methodOur systematic search identified 12 experimental/quasi-experimental evaluations (16 intervention groups) that measured driving while intoxicated and related consequences and provided data for effect size calculation (
resultsCompared with controls, participants in brief alcohol interventions reported reduced drinking and driving and related consequences (
conclusionsBrief alcohol interventions under 5 hours of contact may constitute a promising preventive approach targeting drinking and driving among adolescents and young adults. Reducing heavy episodic alcohol consumption appeared to be a major factor in reducing drunk-driving instances. Interpretation of the findings must be made with caution, however, given the possibility of publication bias and the small observed effect size. Future research should focus on the exact mechanisms of behavior change leading to beneficial outcomes of brief alcohol interventions and the potential effectiveness of combined brief interventions and other preventive approaches.
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