Liability management or risk management? Evaluation of a Greek system alcohol policy

The present study is an evaluation of a policy restricting access to alcoho l for Greek System members. A cross-sectional comparison of drinking rates and attitudes toward the policy used 994 participants at the implementation of the policy and 1,051 participants 1 year after implementation. Results indicated that drinking per occasion was greater for men and women after th e policy was implemented, and, in general, attitudes toward selected policy provisions were more negative. These results suggest that policies designe d to manage liability may have unintended consequences related to increased risk.