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Avoiding DWI Among Bar-room Drinkers: Strategies and Predictors

We examined the prevalence and predictors of 11strategies to avoid driving when feeling intoxicated among 561 bar-room patrons in two medium-sized Maryland communities. Logistic regression analyses identified demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal predictors of avoidance strategies and interaction...

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Autores principales: Caudill, Barry D., Rogers, John W., Howard, Jan, Frissell, Kevin C., Harding, Wayne M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879742
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/SART.S5414
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author Caudill, Barry D.
Rogers, John W.
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Harding, Wayne M.
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description We examined the prevalence and predictors of 11strategies to avoid driving when feeling intoxicated among 561 bar-room patrons in two medium-sized Maryland communities. Logistic regression analyses identified demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal predictors of avoidance strategies and interactions among predictors. Overall, 89% reported one or more DWI avoidance actions in the past year, and 38% reported driving intoxicated during that time. Average frequencies of avoidance behavior and intoxicated driving increased significantly as drinking level increased. However, the higher the drinking level, the smaller the ratio of avoidance actions to DWI experiences, highlighting the vulnerability of heavy drinkers who had driven intoxicated. Using a sober driver or one who allegedly drank less than the respondent were the most popular and frequent strategies, but paying for a cab, walking, and using a bus or free cab were relatively unpopular. Higher drinking levels predicted significantly higher odds of using avoidance approaches, as did intoxicated driving. Confidence in driving safely when intoxicated was positively related to drinking level and intoxicated driving, but it tended to predict lower odds of avoidance actions. Similarly, marital status, age, gender, and location influenced the odds of avoidance behaviors. Interventions should be strategically tailored to exploit or counter drinker predilections among avoidance options.
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spelling pubmed-34115372012-08-09 Avoiding DWI Among Bar-room Drinkers: Strategies and Predictors Caudill, Barry D. Rogers, John W. Howard, Jan Frissell, Kevin C. Harding, Wayne M. Subst Abuse Original Research We examined the prevalence and predictors of 11strategies to avoid driving when feeling intoxicated among 561 bar-room patrons in two medium-sized Maryland communities. Logistic regression analyses identified demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal predictors of avoidance strategies and interactions among predictors. Overall, 89% reported one or more DWI avoidance actions in the past year, and 38% reported driving intoxicated during that time. Average frequencies of avoidance behavior and intoxicated driving increased significantly as drinking level increased. However, the higher the drinking level, the smaller the ratio of avoidance actions to DWI experiences, highlighting the vulnerability of heavy drinkers who had driven intoxicated. Using a sober driver or one who allegedly drank less than the respondent were the most popular and frequent strategies, but paying for a cab, walking, and using a bus or free cab were relatively unpopular. Higher drinking levels predicted significantly higher odds of using avoidance approaches, as did intoxicated driving. Confidence in driving safely when intoxicated was positively related to drinking level and intoxicated driving, but it tended to predict lower odds of avoidance actions. Similarly, marital status, age, gender, and location influenced the odds of avoidance behaviors. Interventions should be strategically tailored to exploit or counter drinker predilections among avoidance options. Libertas Academica 2010-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3411537/ /pubmed/22879742 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/SART.S5414 Text en © the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879742
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/SART.S5414
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