@article{ref1,
title="A cohort study of drink-driving motor vehicle crashes and alcohol-related diseases",
journal="Australian and New Zealand journal of public health",
year="2003",
author="Stevenson, Mark R. and D'Alessandro, Peter and Bourke, Joanna and Legge, Matthew and Lee, Andy H.",
volume="27",
number="3",
pages="328-332",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To elicit whether drivers involved in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes are more likely to have future alcohol-related hospital admissions. METHOD: A population-based cohort study of 3,286 drivers involved in a motor vehicle crash between 1988 and 1992 were followed over an eight to 13-year period. RESULTS: The findings from the study suggest a twofold increased risk associated with an alcohol-related motor vehicle crash and future alcohol-related hospital admission. The average time between an alcohol-related motor vehicle crash and future alcohol-related hospital admission was 12 years. Men and indigenous Australian drivers were more likely to have a future alcohol-related hospital admission. CONCLUSION: It is evident from this study that drink-driving resulting in a motor vehicle crash and hospitalisation could be considered an indicator of a less overt problem of alcohol dependency. IMPLICATIONS: It is important that penalties for drink-driving go beyond merely punitive action and provide rehabilitation.",
language="",
issn="1326-0200",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}