A local junior hockey team plays in your community's municipality owned arena. Team officials have been selling beer during home games as a means of generating revenue for the team. There have been recent and well-publicized complaints about people becoming intoxicated and creating disturbances during and after games. Community officials and private entreneurs are looking for the support of the local police department and your public health unit in order to effectively address this issue and prevent further disturbances. The well attended hockey games represents the main source of entertainment for many families during the long winter season. Your public health board has requested a substance abuse program to explore this issue and develop an appropriate strategies to reduce this emerging alcohol-related problems.

Discussion Questions

1. Discuss the health, social, and legal risk that are commonly associated with the practice of serving alcohol during sports event in municipally owned facilities.

2. Explore various prevention and enforcement strategies that can be adopted to minimize the risks that are associated with the service of alcohol.

3. Identify the various groups of stakeholders that should be targeted as part of these strategies.

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