title: Wasted opportunities.
abstract: Teenage misuse of alcohol is rarely out of the headlines. According to a new report, those young people who end up in A&E as a result of drinking do not receive appropriate interventions.
authors.forename: Catharine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sadler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D006113:United Kingdom