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Sobriety Checkpoints in Thailand

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Title
Sobriety Checkpoints in Thailand
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Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, December 2011
DOI 10.1177/1010539511430851
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Vallop Ditsuwan, J. Lennert Veerman, Melanie Bertram, Theo Vos

Abstract

This review describes the legal basis for and implementation of sobriety checkpoints in Thailand and identifies factors that influenced their historical development and effectiveness. The first alcohol and traffic injury control law in Thailand was implemented in 1934. The 0.05 g/100 mL blood alcohol concentration limit was set in 1994. Currently, 3 types of sobriety checkpoints are used: general police checkpoints, selective breath testing, and special event sobriety checkpoints. The authors found few reports on the strategies, frequencies, and outcomes for any of these types of checkpoints, despite Thailand having devoted many resources to their implementation. In Thailand and other low-middle income countries, it is necessary to address the country-specific barriers to successful enforcement (including political and logistical issues, lack of equipment, and absence of other supportive alcohol harm reduction measures) before sobriety checkpoints can be expected to be as effective as reported in high-income countries.

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Unknown 24 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 8 33%
Researcher 6 25%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 13%
Student > Master 1 4%
Professor > Associate Professor 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 5 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 38%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 17%
Social Sciences 3 13%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 5 21%
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