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Responsible Beverage Service
An evidence-based and cost-effective method
Linda Brännström
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• Night Clubs
• Bars
• Restaurants
• Arena for prevention

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• Alcohol consumption is a factor in 80 percent of
  the assault cases in Sweden
• Responsible Beverage Service main goal is to
  reduce alcohol-related injuries and violence at
  licensed premises

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This is to be achieved by

• Not serving alcohol to minors
• Not serving alcohol to noticeable intoxicated
  customers

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Authorities And restaurants
Focusing on intoxicated guests and minors
A deeper understanding
Trust Mutual understanding
2-day program
Improving supervision
Work for change
Cooperation
RBS-training
Enforcement
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Current situation
Evaluation
Policy decision
Project- manager
Reference- team
RBS- training
Change management

• Medical effects
• The Alcohol Act
• Alcohol and violence
• Narcotics
• Group discussion
• Conflict management
• A written exam

Media- Community concerns
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Results in Stockholm
1996 5 were denied alcohol when noticible
intoxicated 1999 47 2001 70 2005 84
The violence dropped 29 during this period of
time. A health economic analyses concerning the
evaluation of STAD in Stockholm shows that if you
invest 1 SEK, you save 39 SEK.
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The current situation
Swedish National Institute of Public Health
Network of County administrative officers
A total of 290 local independent councils, of
which 200 are informed of this method
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Thank You!
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Linda Brännström Public Health Planning
Officer Swedish National Institute of Public
Health Department for Alcohol and Narcotics 831
40 Östersund Sweden 46 63 19 96
65 linda.brannstrom_at_fhi.se