@article{ref1,
title="Self-governance, control and loss of control amongst drink-drivers",
journal="International journal on drug policy",
year="2011",
author="Järvinen, Margaretha and Fynbo, Lars",
volume="22",
number="6",
pages="437-444",
abstract="This paper analyses driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs (DUI) from a governmentality perspective. The paper is based on qualitative interviews with 25 persons, convicted of drink-driving and at the time of the interviews participating in Alcohol/Traffic courses in Denmark (mandatory courses for DUI-convicted people). Four drink-driver profiles are identified: regular heavy drinkers who regard themselves as addicted; regular drinkers who claim they are in control of both their alcohol use and their drink-driving; occasional multi-substance users who associate their DUI with strong feelings of control loss; and occasional drinkers or drug users with limited experience of drink-driving. The paper analyses drink-driving as a form of &quot;failed self-governance&quot; and shows how some of the convicted drink-drivers negotiate quilt and blame by either justifying their DUI (they were &quot;in full control&quot; and hence did not risk other people's lives) or excusing it (they had &quot;lost control&quot; over their alcohol and/or drug intake and therefore did not engage in DUI of their own free will).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0955-3959",
doi="10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.08.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.08.001"
}