# The Effects of Changes in Local Alcohol Policies and Enforcement on Alcohol Use and Impaired Driving

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 2021 · $570,835

## Abstract

Project Summary
The goal of this project is to assess how changes in local alcohol policy and enforcement are associated with
excessive alcohol use and alcohol-impaired driving. We will use a longitudinal design with local-level policies
and outcome data tracked over a 15-year period, and enforcement of alcohol policies measured at two time
points. We propose to conduct a 5-year longitudinal study to address the following specific aims: (1) assess
the longitudinal associations of individual local alcohol policies with excessive alcohol use and alcohol-impaired
driving; (2) assess the longitudinal association of combinations of local alcohol policies with excessive alcohol
use and alcohol-impaired driving; and (3) assess the longitudinal association of alcohol enforcement at the
local level with excessive alcohol use and alcohol-impaired driving and assess how enforcement influences
associations between alcohol policies and outcomes (effect modification/interaction). The proposal addresses
recommendations from several national-level institutions, provides a tool for future research studies, and will
inform policymakers' decisions about effective strategies to prevent and reduce health and social harms that
result from excessive drinking and impaired driving.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10129871
- **Project number:** 5R01AA026610-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **Principal Investigator:** Toben Fredrick Nelson
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $570,835
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-05-01 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10129871

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10129871, The Effects of Changes in Local Alcohol Policies and Enforcement on Alcohol Use and Impaired Driving (5R01AA026610-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10129871. Licensed CC0.

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