Recommendations on dram shop liability and overservice law enforcement initiatives to prevent excessive alcohol consumption and related harms.
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The Task Force on Community Preventive Services recommends the use of dram shop liability laws, on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness in preventing and reducing alcohol-related harms. The Task Force found insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of overservice law enforcement initiatives as a means to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and related harms, because too few studies were identified and findings were inconsistent.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of preventive medicine
دوره 41 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011