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. 2018 Mar 30;42:e6. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2018.6

TABLE 1. Adaptation of Haddon's model of 10 countermeasures to reduce or prevent alcohol-related injury, the practical application of the countermeasure, and the associated alcohol policy domain(s) and subdomain(s)a.

Haddon countermeasure Practical application of the countermeasure Associated alcohol policy domain(s)
1 Prevent injuries related to alcohol Eliminate alcohol Physical availability
2 Reduce the amount of alcohol-related injury brought into being Limit the number of drinks served in public contexts Physical availability; pricing
3 Prevent release of the alcohol-related injury Ban alcohol sales at sporting events Physical availability
4 Modify the rate of the release of the alcohol-related injury from its source Lower the content of alcohol in beverages Physical availability; pricing; advertising
5 Separate alcohol-related injury from that which is to be protected by time and space Place restrictions on the hours of sales of alcohol Drinking context; server liability; motor vehicles
6 Separate the alcohol-related injury from that which is to be protected by a physical barrier Implement mandatory passive alcohol sensors in vehicles Vehicular
7 Modify relevant basic qualities of the alcohol-related injury Increase the price of higher alcohol content beverages Physical availability; pricing
8 Make what is to be protected more resistant to damage from alcohol-related injury Create greater access to 12-step meetings and free assistance Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT)
9 Begin counter damage done by the alcohol-related injury Set up SBIRT in primary care settings Treatment; SBIRT
10 Stabilize, repair, and rehabilitate the object of alcohol-related injury Provide health care and treatment Community programs; treatment

Source: Authors adapted data from Runyan (22).

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Haddon's countermeasures use the generic term “hazard,” which we have replaced with “alcohol-related injury,” in order to emphasize the hazard in question.