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A randomized trial to evaluate a management training program to prevent illegal alcohol sales.
Traci L Toomey1, Darin J Erickson, Kathleen M Lenk
1Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA. toomey@epi.umn.edu
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
|January 15, 2008
Summary
Alcohol Risk Management (ARM) training for bar owners reduced sales to intoxicated patrons temporarily. However, this manager training alone is insufficient to change policies or prevent illegal alcohol sales long-term.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Alcohol Policy Research
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Alcohol establishments play a key role in regulating alcohol sales.
- Preventing sales to intoxicated patrons is crucial for public safety.
- Managerial training is one strategy to influence establishment practices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the effectiveness of the Alcohol Risk Management (ARM) training program.
- To evaluate ARM's impact on sales to intoxicated patrons.
- To determine if ARM changes establishment policies and practices.
Main Methods:
- Randomized controlled trial comparing full-ARM and ARM Express training.
- 231 on-premise alcohol establishments in a Midwestern US city.
- Evaluated through simulated purchase attempts and owner/manager surveys.
Main Results:
- Sales to pseudo-intoxicated patrons decreased by 23% initially but returned to baseline.
- Establishments adopted an average of 13 of 18 recommended policies.
- No significant differences in reported policies/practices between groups at follow-up.
Conclusions:
- Manager training alone is insufficient to prevent illegal alcohol sales.
- Sustained policy and practice changes require more than short-term training.
- Further interventions are needed to reduce alcohol-related problems.
