TY - JOUR

T1 - Reducing harm in drinking environments

T2 - a systematic review of effective approaches

AU - Jones, Lisa

AU - Hughes, Karen

AU - Atkinson, Amanda M

AU - Bellis, Mark A

N1 - Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

PY - 2011/3

Y1 - 2011/3

N2 - Drinking environments, including bars, nightclubs and their surrounds are associated with high levels of acute alcohol-related harms. This systematic review examined the effectiveness of interventions implemented in drinking environments to reduce alcohol use and associated harms. The findings of the review were limited by the methodological shortcomings of the included studies. However, three studies indicated that multicomponent programmes combining community mobilisation, RBS training, house policies and stricter enforcement of licensing laws may be effective in reducing assaults, traffic crashes, and underage sales depending on the focus of the intervention. The effectiveness of other intervention approaches was limited. Future studies of interventions in drinking environments should focus on using appropriate and robust study designs.

AB - Drinking environments, including bars, nightclubs and their surrounds are associated with high levels of acute alcohol-related harms. This systematic review examined the effectiveness of interventions implemented in drinking environments to reduce alcohol use and associated harms. The findings of the review were limited by the methodological shortcomings of the included studies. However, three studies indicated that multicomponent programmes combining community mobilisation, RBS training, house policies and stricter enforcement of licensing laws may be effective in reducing assaults, traffic crashes, and underage sales depending on the focus of the intervention. The effectiveness of other intervention approaches was limited. Future studies of interventions in drinking environments should focus on using appropriate and robust study designs.

KW - Alcohol Drinking

KW - Harm Reduction

KW - Humans

KW - Law Enforcement

KW - Licensure

KW - Residence Characteristics

KW - Social Behavior

KW - Social Environment

KW - Social Values

KW - Wounds and Injuries

KW - Journal Article

KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

KW - Review

U2 - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.12.006

DO - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.12.006

M3 - Review article

C2 - 21257334

VL - 17

SP - 508

EP - 518

JO - Health and Place

JF - Health and Place

SN - 1353-8292

IS - 2

ER -