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Highlight alcohol use disorder as a pediatric-onset condition and examine the utility of brief screening tools in pediatric healthcare settings.

February 19, 2019PEDIATRICS

Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pediatric-Onset Condition Needing Early Detection and Intervention

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Cohort study reveals adolescent alcohol risks in pediatric emergency departments, highlighting the need for early screening and intervention.

Highlight alcohol use disorder as a pediatric-onset condition and examine the utility of brief screening tools in pediatric healthcare settings.
Evaluated an emergency department–based cohort of over 1,300 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.
Administered the validated two-question alcohol screening tool developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
Alcohol contributes to up to 50% of adolescent and young adult deaths across unintentional injury, homicide, and suicide, causing more total US deaths than opioids in 2016.
Nearly 80% of individuals receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder report initiating alcohol consumption during adolescence.

Hadland et al. (2019) studied this question.

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Cohort study reveals adolescent alcohol risks in pediatric emergency departments, highlighting the need for early screening and intervention.