Adolescent Alcohol Intoxication in the Dutch Hospital Departments of Pediatrics

Hoof, Joris Jasper van; Lely, N. van der; Pereira, Roberto; Dalen, Wim E. van

doi:10.15288/jsad.2010.71.366

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“…This study focuses solely on the availability of alcohol for adolescents in the neighbourhood of school sites. Other interesting focus points might also be, the legal availability of alcohol for younger children (aged [14][15][16], the availability of alcohol for adolescents in other surroundings, like at home or at youth associations, and the availability of alcohol for adolescents in rural areas (focussing also on home made alcohol).…”

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“…Grant and Dawson [9] indicated that youngsters that start drinking alcohol before the age of 15 years are four times more likely to develop alcohol addiction than youngsters that start drinking at 21 years old. Further risks of consuming alcohol that account especially for youngsters are: unintentional injuries (such as motor vehicle injuries or falls), violence, black out, unwanted sex or alcohol poisoning [10][11][12][13][14].…”

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Alcohol outlets near schools in a midsize Romanian city. Prevalence and characteristics

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Objective: alcohol availability is one of the strongest predictors of adolescent alcohol use, and subsequent harm. Alcohol outlets near schools are an important indicator of three types of availability related to adolescent alcohol use; physical (number), economic (price), and legal (compliance with age limits). Method: two teams with trained students (16 and 17 years old) visited all 37 schools in a 200,000 inhabitant Romanian city (Pitesti). On the spot all alcohol outlets were visited and data was collected on outlet characteristics and visitors. Also, by conducting mystery shopping purchase attempts by the researchers, compliance on the age limits for alcohol sales was tested. Results: a total of 40 outlets were found within a 250 meter distance around 23 schools. Alcohol turns out to be cheap, and commercial alcohol brand signs are dominantly visible. With respect to compliance with the 18-year-old Romanian age limit for alcohol sales, only eight (20%) outlets refused to sell alcohol to under aged decoy customers. Conclusion: adolescent alcohol availability is high on the physical, economic and legal aspect. Pitesti is the first city in Romania where an international alcohol prevention project has started to reduce alcohol related consequences. This project involves all relevant stakeholders, and the first new legislation on this subject had been implemented.Key words: alcohol, availability, adolescents, outlets, school area, mystery shopping, Romania he Eurobarometer [1] indicates that Europe is the region with the highest per capita alcohol consumption in the world. This high level of alcohol consumption causes also a high level of harm. Harmful drinking is the third largest risk factor of ill health.For young people the consequences of alcohol use are relatively high. Teenagers don't think about long term consequences; generally spoken they want to distance from their parents and turn to their peers. Also the young body and brain is developing which makes it extra sensitive to the toxic effects of alcohol [2][3]. A study performed by the Romanian Anti Drug Agency [4] shows that no less than 81.8% of respondents aged between 15 and 24 have consumed alcohol at least once in life.Anderson and Baumberg [5] indicate that over 10% of youth female mortality and around 25% of youth male mortality in Europe is due to alcohol. Also the risk on brain damage for youth is considerable; the young brain is very vulnerable because it is still developing. Alcohol consumption at young age can lead to permanent damage to brain functions and structure. This can lead to learning, concentration and memory problems [6][7][8]. Binge drinking (drinking high quantities of alcohol in a short amount of time) increases the risk on brain damage [8]. Romania rates second highest country in Europe; 39 % of the people consume over 5 glasses of alcohol at one occasion once or several times a week (binge drinking). This drinking pattern is occurring most frequent among adolescents (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) T

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Alcohol outlets near schools in a midsize Romanian city. Prevalence and characteristics

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2010

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“…Youth alcohol consumption causes alcohol intoxication treatment in hospitals several times a week in the Netherlands. Research shows that underage intoxicated youth admitted in hospitals to treat alcohol intoxication, obtained alcohol in commercial places in about half of the cases, mainly in supermarkets and bars (Van Hoof et al, 2010). If compliance were higher, underage youth would be less able to consume alcohol (excessively), alcohol intoxication would decrease, and many related negative consequences would also disappear (i.e., costs, addiction, and disease).…”

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“…Underage drinking may lead to serious problems, such as risky behaviours (Austin & Knaus, 2000;National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2003), suboptimal school performance (López-Frías et al, 2001;Mullahy & Sindelar, 1989), aggression (Exum, 2006), and intoxicated adolescents who need to be treated in hospitals (Van Hoof, Van der Lely, Van Dalen, & Rodrigues Pereira, 2010). In addition, early alcohol use has been shown to have detrimental effects on adolescent brain development (Brown, Tapert, Granholm, & Delis, 2000;Tapert, Brown, Kindermann, & Cheung, 2001).…”

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“…In addition to the problems listed above, adolescents who consume alcohol may engage in unprotected sex; severe alcohol intoxication; perform poorly at school; and develop various physical diseases, permanent brain damage, and addiction later in life (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.; Ellickson et al, 2003;Macdonald et al, 2005;Miller, Naimi, Brewer, & Jones, 2007;Sen, 2002;Sindelar et al, 2004;Tapert et al, 2003;Van Hoof , Van der Lely, Rodrigues Pereira, & Van Dalen, 2010). …”

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