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Effects of smoke-free laws on alcohol-related car crashes in California and New York: Time series analyses from 1982 to 2008

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  • Bernat, D.H.
  • Maldonado-Molina, M.
  • Hyland, A.
  • Wagenaar, A.C.

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We examined effects of New York and California's statewide smoke-free restaurant and bar polices on alcohol-related car crash fatalities. We used an interrupted time-series design from 1982 to 2008, with 312 monthly observations, to examine the effect of each state's lawonsingle-vehiclenighttime crashes and crashes involving a driver with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams per deciliter or greater. Implementation of New York and California's statewide smoke-free policies was not associated with alcoholrelated car crash fatalities. Additionally, analyses showed no effect of New York's smoke-free policy on alcoholrelated car crash fatalities in communities along the Pennsylvania- NewYork border. Statewide smoke-free restaurant and bar laws do not appear to affect rates of alcohol-related car crashes. Copyright © 2012 by the American Public Health Association®.

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  • Bernat, D.H. & Maldonado-Molina, M. & Hyland, A. & Wagenaar, A.C., 2013. "Effects of smoke-free laws on alcohol-related car crashes in California and New York: Time series analyses from 1982 to 2008," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(2), pages 214-219.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.300906_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300906
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