Identifying drunkenness in the night time economy

Perham, Nicholas Roger, Moore, Simon Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5495-4705, Shepherd, Jonathan Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6466-2298 and Cusens, Bryany 2007. Identifying drunkenness in the night time economy. Addiction 102 (3) , pp. 377-380. 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01699.x

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Abstract

Background Prohibiting the sale of alcohol to intoxicated patrons by licensees and their staff requires definitions of drunkenness. Aims To assess the relationship between blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and indicators used in field sobriety tests putatively associated with intoxication. Design, participants, setting, material and methods A random sample of 314 female and 579 male city centre drinkers. Surveyors scored respondents' and non-respondents' gait, eyes and speech for signs of drunkenness as well as their drunkenness on a 10-point Likert scale. Breath analysis was used to determine respondents' BAC. Findings Combinations of slurred speech, staggering gait and glazed eyes significantly predicted levels of BAC with a staggering gait indicating highest levels of intoxication. Conclusions Subjective ratings of drunkenness by trained observers corresponded with BAC. Transition BACs denoting observable behaviour change associated with intoxication have been identified. Observations of gait, combined with assessment of slurred speech should be the basis of estimates of drunkenness.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Dentistry Psychology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Alcohol; BAC; drunkenness; intoxication; subjective
ISSN:	1360-0443
Related URLs:	http://www.vrg.cf.ac.uk/Files/PMSC_addic...
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 17:13
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/651

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