A news item in a recent issue of CMAJ reported that the CMA has demanded a reduction in the legal blood-alcohol level.1 This will result in criminalizing the social consumption of alcohol. I am a member of the CMA and I did not receive a request for a mandate for universal or even majority support from the membership for such a stance.
Before the CMA made this announcement, did the organization study the effects on driving in people with a blood-alcohol content between 0.05% and 0.08%?
Colin Dyack Obstetrician and gynecologist Scotsburn, NS
Reference
- 1.CMA demands lower legal blood-alcohol level. CMAJ 2002;166(1):79.11800256