Screening and brief interventions for adolescent alcohol use disorders presenting through emergency departments: a research programme including two RCTs

• Main Authors: Paolo Deluca (Author), Simon Coulton (Author), Mohammed Fasihul Alam (Author), Sadie Boniface (Author), Kim Donoghue (Author), Eilish Gilvarry (Author), Eileen Kaner (Author), Ellen Lynch (Author), Ian Maconochie (Author), Paul McArdle (Author), Ruth McGovern (Author), Dorothy Newbury-Birch (Author), Robert Patton (Author), Tracy Pellatt-Higgins (Author), Ceri Phillips (Author), Thomas Phillips (Author), Rhys Pockett (Author), Ian T Russell (Author), John Strang (Author), Colin Drummond (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Alcohol consumption and related harm increase steeply from the ages of 12-20 years. Adolescents in the UK are among the heaviest drinkers in Europe. Excessive drinking in adolescents is associated with increased risk of accidents, injuries, self-harm, unprotected or regretted sex, violen...