injuries

Single Episode of Alcohol Use Resulting in Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study in 21 Countries

Scientific article

20 March 2018

Objective To examine the empirical basis for including the diagnostic category of “a single episode of harmful substance use” in the 11th revision of the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems (ICD...

Webinar: "Alcohol and Road Injuries in the Americas"

9 April 2018

Webinar

United States

There is ample evidence showing that the harmful use of alcohol is associated with deaths and disability caused by road injuries. The Region of the Americas is of particular interest in relation with alcohol related road injuries as data support policy actions in this area but countries have been slow in implementing them.

Using Behavioral Triage in Court-Supervised Treatment of DUI Offenders

Scientific article

1 July 2015

San Joaquin county in California has pointed the way forward to a system which conserves treatment resources yet achieves greater reductions in drink/drug-driving incidents. The first evaluation of systematically escalating offenders to...