Problem drinking in adolescence.
Diagnostic criteria for the early stages of alcoholism are unclearmaccordingly, especially in young problem drinkers, emphasis should be on symptomatic treatment and shifting environmental support away from drinking. Alcohol use is frequently a precursor and a corollary of other drug use. Active intervention by the family physician can be very effective. Starting at age 15, the medical history should include a survey of alcohol consumption.
D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010551:Personality; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012931:Social Environment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology