Driver Records: An Aid in Follow-Up Tracking and Verification of Self-Reports of Alcoholics

Author(s)

Linda C. Sobell, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Mark B. Sobell, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

ORCID

0000-0001-7705-3993

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International Journal of the Addictions

ISSN

0020-773X

Publication Date

1977

Abstract

survey determined that all states of the United States and all but one Canadian province consider drivers records as public records and will provide copies to requesting parties at little or no cost. In a second survey, current drivers records were obtained for 452 (90.4%) of 500 consecutive admissions to a Southern California public alcoholism treatment program, indicating the utility of obtaining such records even for persons who have lost their driving privileges. Driver records are useful for locating subjects in follow-up studies, provide objective information regarding treatment outcome, and can be used to determine the veracity of subjects' self-reports of driving infractions.

DOI

10.3109/10826087709027234

Volume

12

Issue

4

First Page

429

Last Page

438

NSUWorks Citation

Sobell, L. C., Sobell, M. B. (1977). Driver Records: An Aid in Follow-Up Tracking and Verification of Self-Reports of Alcoholics. International Journal of the Addictions, 12(4), 429-438.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/34