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Patterns of change in implementation of state alcohol control policies in the United States, 1999-2011.

ABSTRACT: To examine state alcohol control policy implementation by policy efficacy and intent.A descriptive longitudinal analysis of policy implementation.The United States, 1999-2011.Fifty states and the District of Columbia.Twenty-nine state-level policies were rated based on an implementation rating (IR; range?=?0.0-1.0) gathered from the Alcohol Policy Information System, government and industry reports and other sources; and expert judgment about policy efficacy for addressing binge drinking and alcohol-impaired driving among the general population and youth, respectively.On average, implementation of the most effective general population policies did not change [mean IR?=?0.366 in 1999; 0.375 in 2011; slope for annual change?=?0.001; 95% confidence interval (CI) for the slope -0.001, 0.002]. In contrast, implementation increased over time for less effective policies (mean IR?=?0.287 in 1999; 0.427 in 2011; slope for annual change compared with most effective policies?=?0.009; slope 95% CI?=?0.002-0.007), for youth-oriented policies (mean IR?=?0.424 in 1999; 0.511 in 2011; slope for annual change compared with most effective policies?=?0.007; slope 95% CI?=?0.005-0.009), and for impaired driving policies (mean IR?=?0.493 in 1999; 0.608 in 2011; slope for annual change compared with most effective policies?=?0.0105; slope 95% CI?=?0.007-0.014).Implementation of politically palatable state alcohol policies, such as those targeting youth and alcohol-impaired driving, and less effective policies increased during 1999-2011 in the United States, while the most effective policies that may maximally protect public health remained underused.

SUBMITTER: Nelson TF

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4527310 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Patterns of change in implementation of state alcohol control policies in the United States, 1999-2011.

Nelson Toben F TF Xuan Ziming Z Blanchette Jason G JG Heeren Timothy C TC Naimi Timothy S TS

Addiction (Abingdon, England) 20140924 1

<h4>Aims</h4>To examine state alcohol control policy implementation by policy efficacy and intent.<h4>Design</h4>A descriptive longitudinal analysis of policy implementation.<h4>Setting</h4>The United States, 1999-2011.<h4>Participants</h4>Fifty states and the District of Columbia.<h4>Measurements</h4>Twenty-nine state-level policies were rated based on an implementation rating (IR; range = 0.0-1.0) gathered from the Alcohol Policy Information System, government and industry reports and other so ...[more]

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Patterns of change in implementation of state alcohol control policies in the United States, 1999-2011.

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