Local alcohol prohibition, police presence and serious injury in isolated Alaska Native villages
demography, tribal governments, measures (scientific), alcohol 3 Comments »Reference Number: DSW2201, Year of Publication: 2006
Authors: Gruenewald, Paul; Wood, Darryl
Keywords: Alcohol Regulation, Injury, Native Americans
Citation: Wood, D.S. and Gruenewald, P.J. “Local alcohol prohibition, police presence and serious injury in isolated Alaska Native villages,” Addiction, 101(3):393-403, March 2006.
Aims: To consider the effects of alcohol prohibition and police presence upon serious injury in isolated Alaska Native villages.
Design: We compared rates of injury attributed to assault, self-harm, motor vehicle collisions and ‘other causes’ between villages with or without local prohibition and between villages with or without local police. Negative binomial regression was used to assess the relative effects of prohibition and police presence upon serious injury rates net of potential confounders.
