TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Prevalence of drink-driving in Thimphu, Bhutan: targeted surveillance at sentinel sites
JO  - Drug and alcohol review
A1  - Tenzin, Tashi
A1  - Karki, Roma
A1  - Duba, Tashi
A1  - Jamphel, Kinga
A1  - Dhendup, Sonam
A1  - Subba, Dil Kumar
A1  - Dorji, Gampo
A1  - Miller, Peter G.
A1  - Connor, Jennie
A1  - Barker, Daniel
A1  - O'Brien, Kerry S.
A1  - Kypri, Kypros
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Bhutan has a high incidence of alcohol-related disease. With economic development, motorised transport is proliferating, increasing the potential for traffic injury. We investigated drink-driving in the country's largest urban environment.     METHODS: Working with police, we set up checkpoints at major thoroughfares in Thimphu, on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights, from May to July 2017. Police directed cars to testing bays where drivers were breathalysed and interviewed.     RESULTS: All 1596 drivers stopped by police were breathalysed, and 212 (13%) tested positive. Blood alcohol of >0.02 g/dL (which we defined as 'probable impairment') was detected in 178 drivers (11%), while 67 (4.2%) exceeded the legal limit of 0.08 g/dL. Probable impairment was more common in men, older drivers, on Tuesdays (versus Fridays or Saturdays) and later at night.     CONCLUSION: Drink-driving is very common at night-time in Bhutan. Routine roadside random breath-testing, and media campaigns emphasising the risk of apprehension and consequent serious financial and social penalties, should be considered to deter drink-driving.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0959-5236
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13224
ID  - ref1
ER  -