TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - A cohort study of drink-driving motor vehicle crashes and alcohol-related diseases
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
A1  - Stevenson, Mark R.
A1  - D'Alessandro, Peter
A1  - Bourke, Joanna
A1  - Legge, Matthew
A1  - Lee, Andy H.
SP  - 328
EP  - 332
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.
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SN  - 1326-0200
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -