NCJ Number
132009
Journal
Alcohol, Drugs and Driving Volume: 6 Issue: 3-4 Dated: (July-December 1990) Pages: 169-188
Date Published
1990
Length
20 pages
Annotation
The relative effectiveness of a secondary intervention program, Prevention Skills for Alcohol Involved Drivers (PS-AID), in reducing the likelihood of driving while intoxicated (DWI) reconvictions was investigated among a sample of all drivers in the metropolitan Seattle area who were convicted of an alcohol-related driving offense.
Abstract
Study subjects were assigned to one of three study groups to evaluate the effectiveness of the PS-AID coping skills training program in decreasing the likelihood of subsequent DWI arrests and potentially problematic drinking: the PS-AID skills training group (n = 203), the Alcohol Control Interview (ACI) which served as a minimal contact group (n = 174), or the No Contact Control Group (n = 180). The differences among the three groups failed to reach significance, yet the PS-AID group accumulated 20 to 30 percent fewer alcohol violations over the follow-up period than did the comparison groups which suggests that the program may offer substantial promise as a preventive intervention for DWI first offenders. The effectiveness of the intervention was moderated by a number of personal characteristics of the participants which suggests an interaction between client and treatment. The PS-AID group appeared to have a greater reduction in self-reported drinking behavior than those in the other groups. 3 figures, 6 tables, and 36 references (Author abstract modified)