@article{ref1,
title="Regranting driving license after medical control. Long-term follow-up and results of rehabilitation of drunken drivers",
journal="Proceedings International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference",
year="1993",
author="Kristenson, H. and Sternebring, B. and Maensson, M. and Johnsson, G. and Andersson, K.",
volume="1993",
number="",
pages="353-363",
abstract="This paper discusses the Swedish approach to rehabilitation of drunk drivers, using licence revocation in conjunction with long-term medical control, and discusses recent experience of this approach. Since a change of Swedish law in 1991, a drunk driver must fulfil more detailed requirements to obtain a licence or have it regranted. The programme comprises: (1) qualified repeated assessment by a senior psychiatrist; (2) regular laboratory check-ups of liver enzymes; (3) counselling and an open discussion with the driver; (4) control of clinical and traffic records. At a suitable stage, an approval for a licence is issued, and a control period is recommended. The results of two analyses of ten years' traffic records, conducted in 1987 and 1989, are summarised. In January 1991, a special clinic was set up for drunk drivers and all certificate issues. Driving licence revocation seems to be the most effective sanction for drunk drivers; in Sweden, the driver is motivated to change drinking habits, in exchange for a medical certificate approving a new licence. Long-term repeated investigations help to change life habits and control driving behaviour in recidivists. Measurements and monitoring laboratory tests are also necessary.<p />",
language="",
issn="",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}