Do you drink? Do you drive? Risk reduction in young attendees at recreational settings who drink and drive
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This document describes a study that provided breath alcohol testing to people at recreational settings like concerts and festivals to educate them about risks of drinking and driving. Over 700 people participated. Most were young males around 24 years old. Over half reported planning to drive that night, and many had high breath alcohol levels over the legal driving limit. The study concluded the testing was useful for identifying risky drinking and driving behaviors to address in future prevention programs, though more research is still needed to show its effectiveness in reducing such behaviors.
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- 1. Do you drink? Do you drive? Risk reduction in young attendees at recreational settings who drink and drive Claudio Vidal Giné
- 2. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 2 Objectives 1. To establish contact with drinkers and drivers in recreational settings and provide them with information about BAC and other relevant topics. 2. To collect information about drinkers and drivers that will be useful for improving preventive and risk reduction interventions.
- 3. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 3 Method • Info-stand with private space for breath tests. • Alcohol breath analyser. • Disposable mouthpieces. • Activity records. • Plastic glasses for mouthwashes. • Fresh water. • Informational leaflets
- 4. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 4 Method • Trained volunteers (Energy Control project) in: – Alcohol (Basic pharmacology, use patterns, risks and harms, harm reduction strategies). – Drugs (effects upon driving, risks and harms, harm reduction strategies). – Legislation: laws, legal limits, sanctions. – Communicating with recreational drug users. – Breath Alcohol Testing protocol
- 5. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 5 Procedure
- 6. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 6 Procedure Explanation of objectives.1 Short interview2 Test3 Feedback4
- 7. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 7 Procedure Explanation of objectives.1 Short interview2 Test3 Feedback4 • Intention to drive that night. • Age, gender and self-reported weight. • Alcohol use (quantity and type of alcohol beverages, hour of first drink and time since the last drink). • Drug use that night.
- 8. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 8 Procedure Explanation of objectives.1 Short interview2 Test3 Feedback4
- 9. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 9 Procedure Explanation of objectives.1 Short interview2 Test3 Feedback4 1. Personalized feedback: 1. Breath alcohol level (in mg/l) 2. Information for drinkers 3. Information for drivers 2. Recommendations: harm reduction strategies.
- 10. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 10 Activity record
- 11. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 11 Results Settings Rave 2% Concerts 4% Festivals 42% Street 50% Disco 2%
- 12. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 12 Results • 727 users • 74.5% males and 25.5% females. • Age: 24 years old.
- 13. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 13 Results • 53% had intention to drive that night. • Self-reported alcohol consumption > 8 units. • 36% had used other drugs. • Alcohol and cannabis were used by 25% of drivers. • Average BAC: 0.25 mg/l (0.22 mg/l for drivers and 0.25 mg/l for non-drivers).
- 14. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 14 Results • 61% of beginner drivers were above the legal limits versus 35% of experienced drivers. • Valoration: – 9.37 perceived utility – 9.54 satisfaction
- 15. Breath alcohol testing in recreational settings Claudio Vidal · claudiovidal@energycontrol.org 15 Conclusions • The service was useful for attract and establish contact with a population at risk. • The service allowed us the identification of several risk behaviors that must be addressed in future interventions: – Heavy alcohol use and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, specially cannabis. – Drink driving among beginner drivers • We lack evidence of effectivity (e.g., drivers avoid drink-driving).