Enlisting bars and restaurants in the prevention of intoxication and subsequent harms: why it matters.

摘要

In the review paper in this issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the Task Force on Community Preventive Services (the Task Force) looks at two different strategies by which servers of alcoholic beverages might be motivated to implement responsible beverage service (RBS) practices on their premises. Whether via the deterrent effect of exposure to large liability costs or more direct penalties of the law, these mechanisms are meant to achieve a reduction in intoxication and related harm through the intervention of a server who is expected to monitor the drinker's consumption and refuse service when and if the patron reaches a point of obvious intoxication. The other major strategy to achieve the same end, not covered in this review but in an earlier Task Force review, is the use of server training to make servers aware of the laws requiring responsible service and to provide skills in identifying intoxicated patrons and how to deal with them effectively.