652 



1993 AMA POUtCY COMPgNDiU>^ . Exhibit 4 



30.000 Alcohol Slid Aleohorsm iSae j'so: Accident Ptevemion: Motor Vehicles; Drug Abuse: Pregrancvl 



30.954 Prohibiting B««r Ads on Talevlslon: The AMA requests Congress to ban jil beer advertising on 

 television. (Pes. 41C, 1-32) 



30.955 Sequelse of Alcohol Intake; The AMA (1) will initiate and maintain an intensive carppaisri to 

 encourage all Bnysic;3ns :a rane an aiconol history frem all their teenage and adult patients and to 

 warn 'lienri o^ the senous sequetae of alccnol ccnsumption; and (2) wiii aoprise all pnvsicians of the 

 many reasons that Soacs often loathe to Intervene with patients :use alcohot as outlined -n 

 the Journal of tr.t American Mes:eai Association, Volume 267, Nc .. -"atieots Who Crin< Too 

 Much.' (Res. 408, A-91) 



30.956 Inclusion of Detoxification Coverage in fulinirrum Benefits Paekage for the Uninsured: The AMA 

 endorses the position tnat ccverage for detoxification shouid be Included in any minimum health 

 insurance benefts package (Amended Pes. 806, 1-91) 



30.957 Age Requirement for Purchase of Nonalcoholic Beer: The AMA (1) supports accurate and 

 appropriate lateung aisclcs<ng the alcohol content of all beverages, inciuding so-called 

 'ncnalceholic' beer and ot.^er substances as well, including over-the-counter and prescflpricn 

 medications, with removal of 'nonalcoholic' from the label of any substance ccrrtaming any 

 alcohol; (2) supports efrsrs to educate the public and consumers relating to the aiconol content of 

 sa-cailed 'noralcehciic' beverages and other substances, including medications, esoeaally as 

 •elated to eons^mcrtien by miners; and (3) expresses its strong disaperovjl of any consumprtion of 

 •nonalcflhoiie beer* by persons under 21 years of age, which creates an image of drinkjng 

 alcoholic beverages and triereby may encourage the illegal underaged use of alcohol. (Sub. 



Res. 217, 1-911 



30.958 EiAyi Alcohol and Nicotine ss Addictive Drugs: The AMA (1) identities alcohol and nicotine as 

 drugs of addictcn which are gateways to the use of other drugs by young people; (2) txges all 

 physicjanj to intervene as eany as possible with their patients who use to&aeco products and have 

 problems related to alcohol use. so as to prevent adverse health effects and reduce ^tm probability 

 of long-ttnT! addition; (31 encourage* phyjieians who treat patients with alcohol probJems to oe 

 alert to the hiqn probability of co-exir.mg nicotne problems; and (4t .'eaffirms that individuals who 

 suffer from drug addictior^ n ary of iu manifestations are persons with a treatable disease. 

 (Amended Res. 28, A-S1) 



30.S59 Mandatory Lest of Driver's License lor Drivers Under Age 21 with Any Blood Alcohol Lev9l: The 

 AMA (1) suppons the scveiopment of model legislation wIMch would provide for school education 

 programs to teach adolescents about the dangers of drinking and driving and wfiich would 

 mandate the following penalties when a driver under age 2* drivas wliTi any biood aieehol level 

 (except for minimal bicod alsohol levels, sucn as less than 02 percent, or^ly from medications or 

 religious practices): (al for tne first offense - mandatory revocation of tf>« driver's license for one 

 year and (b) for the second offense — mandaiory revocation of the driver's license for two years 

 or until age 2 1 . wnichcvcr is greater; 12) urges state medical atsaciatians to seek enactment of the 

 legisiatisn in their legislatures; and (31 encourages state medical associations to partldfrete in 

 educabenal accvitles related to eliminaring alcohol use by adolescents. (Amended BOT Rep. T, 

 A-91) 



30.960 Physician Ingestion of Alcohol and Patient Care: The AMA, believing that the possibUty. or even 



the perception, of any aicohoi-ineuced imoairment of patient care acrivires is inconsistent with the 

 professional image of the phyiioan. (11 urges that physicians engaging in patient care have no 

 Significant body content of alcohol and 12) urges that ail physicians, prior to being avaiUtie for 

 patient care, refrain from Ingesting an amount of alcohol tnat nas the poterrtlal to cause 

 Impairment of performance or create a 'hangover' etfect. (Amendtd BOT Rep. Y, A-91 1 



