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Interventions for adolescent alcohol use
Abstract
Purpose of review Adolescent alcohol use is a considerable public health problem, contributing to the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality. Additionally, adolescent alcohol use is a major risk factor for adult alcohol use disorders. Successful prevention of and interventions for adolescent alcohol use may thus have significant public health impact. This article reviews the current literature on adolescent alcohol prevention and intervention strategies. Recent findings Systematic reviews and meta-analyses find that a variety of adolescent alcohol interventions are effective at reducing adolescents' alcohol use, as well as harmful behaviors associated with alcohol use. Long-term treatment is not necessarily superior, as brief interventions have been found to have a large effect size. Additionally, universal interventions (i.e., those that target all families within a group) may be more successful than selective interventions (i.e., those that target only certain families within a group). Intervention effects tend to wane 6-12 months after the cessation of treatment. The results of prevention interventions are more mixed. Many different intervention modalities have been shown to be effective, particularly family-based interventions, as have both universal and targeted interventions. Summary A wide range of interventions are effective at reducing the harm of adolescent alcohol use. It is unclear which intervention(s) is/are optimal or most efficacious. Additionall…
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“fewer studies have specifically focused on young adults who differ from adolescents developmentally in several aspects including their transition into having increasing independence and responsibilities for employment and, for some, child care, as well as transitioning into the legal age of drinking (Chun and Linakis, 2012).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Chun, T. H., & Linakis, J. G.
- Affiliations
- Brown University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Chun, Thomas H.
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2012-04
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 238-242
- ISSN
- 1040-8703 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1971680655
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 1.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Pediatrics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA021900, R21AA018380, K23AA014934)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Keywords
- adolescent alcohol use, alcohol prevention, brief intervention, family intervention, universal interventions, selective intervention, intervention efficacy, long-term intervention effects, alcoholism
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Ethanol, Family Therapy, Humans, Public Health
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